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B.C., Lake Cowichan
2021-09-06 20:17 PDT
Police enforcement of the BC Supreme Court injunction order in the Fairy Creek Watershed area continued on September 5 and September 6, 2021, with ongoing efforts to remove obstructions and individuals from locking devices inside trenches and in tripods along Granite Mainline Forest Service Road.
During the last two days 16 individuals were arrested. On Sunday, 8 individuals were arrested for obstruction. Today 8 individuals were arrested including 5 for breaching the injunction (contempt of court), 2 for obstruction and 1 for assault of a police officer. Arrests included an individual in a cantilever off a bridge and individuals in trenches. All were processed and released.
Larger image of individual on a cantilever off a bridge
Since enforcement began, the RCMP have arrested 866 individuals; 72 of whom were previously arrested with a combined total of 175 times. Of the total arrested, 661 were for breaching the injunction (contempt of court), 169 were for obstruction, 16 were for mischief, 6 were for breaching their release conditions, 6 were for assaulting a police officer, 2 were for failing to comply with a court order, 1 for counselling to resist arrest, 1 for causing a disturbance, and 1 Immigration Act.
All news releases on the Fairy Creek Watershed police enforcement issued to date can be found on the Lake Cowichan RCMP Detachment website.
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