Update #50 on police enforcement of injunction order in Fairy Creek Watershed

Lake Cowichan

2021-07-14 19:39 PDT

Police enforcement of the BC Supreme Court injunction order in the Fairy Creek Watershed area continued today, on July 14, 2021 in an area know as the Bugaboo.

Three individuals were arrested for breaching the injunction (civil contempt of court) at the 5.5 km mark of the Bugaboo Mainline, up from the Gordon River Mainline.

There was an individual who was located in a recently dug trench that was not removed today from their locking device found at the bottom of it. "Officers assessed the device and have identified the individual. Based on the unstable sides of the trench and the fact that the individual can free themselves voluntarily at any time, they were allowed to remain" said Chief Superintendent John Brewer, Gold Commander of the RCMP Community-Industry Response Group. Any excavation over 4 feet deep generally needs to be adequately sloped or shored up for the safety of anyone entering it, this was not the case with what we saw today"

Since enforcement began, the RCMP have now arrested 412 individuals; at least 27 of whom were previously arrested. Of the 412 total arrested, 304 were for breaching the injunction (civil contempt of court), 84 were for obstruction, 10 were for mischief, 2 were for breaching their release conditions, 1 for counselling to resist arrest, 1 for resist arrest, 1 being intoxicated in a public place and 4 for assaulting a police officer.

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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BC RCMP Communication Services
Telephone : (778) 290-2929
 

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