By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative This is the third instalment in a series on the campaign to have RCMP officers use body-worn cameras in Nunavut.   The body camera pilot project in Iqaluit, which cost $93,619.10, was  deemed a success overall, especially in terms of improving  police-civilian relations. “I myself believe that you will find that there has been a reduction  of both incidents and fatalities in Nunavut since the pilot was rolled  out and that this program has affected both the conduct of police  officers and citizens interacting with police, knowing that they are on  camera and their behaviour is under scrutiny,” says former Nunavut  senator Dennis Patterson. “This is a good news story, in my opinion. Faced with a very  distressing situation, which seemed almost an

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