Welcome to CRScanner.com - A live Internet RCMP & Fire scanner for the Campbell River area

Welcome to the CRScanner.com website, providing 24/7 converted digital access to radio frequencies 140.3700MHz (RCMP Repeater B) & 153.9500MHz (Fire) in Campbell River and the surrounding area. Our Internet radio server is accessible from anywhere in the world, and can be tuned into by any Internet enabled computer. It is suggested that you have the latest Windows Media Player or equivalent compatible media player installed to access the live audio stream. Also be sure to check out the More Info page for information and details about scanning, how it works and various details about what is heard.

CRScanner.com also retains 24/7 digital MP3 recordings of everything received from the above mentioned frequencies. All recordings are organized into dates and then by time when audio is detected. Due to bandwidth constraints, access to the recordings is limited to specific users only. To enquire about access, see our Contact Us page.

All usage of this service is monitored and logged for security purposes. If any user of this service is ever found to abuse or use it for criminal purposes, a permanent service ban will be issued.

Latest News & Events

2008/12/23 -	A few minor adjustments and additions have been made to the CRScanner.com website. A new "News Bar" feature has been added. This bar, when notable events are occurring, will automatically display the most recent events as updated by a CRScanner.com administrator.
2008/11/19 -	Publicly accessible recording of a 7/11 armed robbery on 2008/11/19 can now be accessed on the digital recordings page.
2008/11/15 -	More Info page has been updated with various scanner related information. Check back for future additions.
2008/10/25 -	CRScanner.com is now fully online and accessible to the public.
2008/10/01 -	Development of CRScanner.com website has begun.

Questions and concerns regarding scanner usage laws in Canada

- Are scanners legal in Canada? Is it legal to listen to a scanner? Yes, and yes. However it should be noted that some restrictions such as signal decryption and listening to telecommunications do apply under the Canadian Radio Communications Act. The following is outlined in the act:

4. (1) No person shall, except under and in accordance with radio a radio authorization, install, operate or possess radio apparatus, other than:
(b) radio apparatus that is capable only of the reception of broadcasting and that is not a broadcasting receiving undertaking.

9. (1)(b) without lawful excuse, interfere with or obstruct any radio Communication.
(c) decode an encrypted subscription programming signal or encrypted network feed otherwise than under and in accordance with an authorization from the lawful distributor of the signal or feed;
(d) operate a radio apparatus so as to receive an encrypted subscription programming signal or encrypted network feed that has been decoded in contravention of paragraph (c); or
(e) retransmit to the public an encrypted subscription programming signal or encrypted network feed that has been decoded in contravention of paragraph (c).

(1.1) Except as prescribed, no person shall make use of or divulge a radio-based telephone communication
(a) if the originator of the communication or the person intended by the originator of the communication to receive it was in Canada when the communication was made; and
(b) unless the originator, or the person intended by the originator to receive the communication consents to the use or divulgence.

(2) Except as prescribed, no person shall intercept and make use of, or intercept and divulge, any radiocommunication, except as permitted by the originator of the communication or the person intended by the originator of the communication to receive it.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply in respect of radiocommunication that consists of broadcasting, a subscription programming signal or a network feed.

Section 9 Sub 2 has been brought in to question the availability of Canadian Internet based scanners and whether or not they violate this condition. However, it can be argued that internet scanners are not "intercepting and divulging", but rather converting from publicly accessible analog airwaves to digital via the Internet. In the end, this site is intended for entertainment and information of current events ongoing in the community. All usage of this service is monitored and logged for security purposes.