Update #91 on police enforcement of injunction order in Fairy Creek Watershed

Lake Cowichan

2021-09-04 19:23 PDT

Police enforcement of the BC Supreme Court injunction order in the Fairy Creek Watershed area continued today, on September 4, 2021, with ongoing efforts to remove obstructions and individuals from locking devices inside unsafe trenches along Granite Mainline Forest Service Road.

Significant concerns today as rainfall made the trenches two people were in even more dangerous as they were filling up with water and required police to take immediate steps to save their lives. Water was removed and diverted and the obstruction removal specialists continued to remove the individuals from situations these contemnors have placed themselves in.

Link to larger photo of trench before the rain

Link to larger photo of tent used to block the rain

Link to larger photo of individual in trench that was filling with water.

During the course of the day, 2 individuals were arrested for breaching the injunction (contempt of court), including a minor that has arrested multiple times. All were processed and released.

Since enforcement began, the RCMP have arrested 850 individuals; 72 of whom were previously arrested with a combined total of 175 times. Of the total arrested, 659 were for breaching the injunction (contempt of court), 159 were for obstruction, 16 were for mischief, 6 were for breaching their release conditions, 5 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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