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B.C., Lake Cowichan
2021-05-26 21:48 PDT
On May 26, 2021, police enforcement of the BC Supreme Court injunction order continued at an encampment near Port Renfrew, where officers have been primarily focussing their efforts for the past several days. During the course of the day, 10 persons were arrested for breaching the injunction (civil contempt of court) and 1 for obstruction.
A correction needs to be made to the number of arrests from yesterday, as stated in the news release issued earlier today, May 26, 2021. Instead of the approximated 55 individuals taken into custody for breaching the injunction by blocking the roadway, there were actually 58 who were arrested; 48 of those for breaching the injunction (civil contempt of court) and 10 for obstruction.
All arrested persons have been transported to the Lake Cowichan RCMP Detachment for processing.
There are a number of claims being made online that police are operating and making arrests outside the injunction area. Attached in this news release is the map of the injunction boundary, which was included as an addendum to the BC Supreme Court’s Order granted to Teal-Cedar Ltd. on April 1, 2021 (click on photo for larger image). This document and the Order itself are public documents which can be obtained from the courthouse. We can verify that all arrests to date since police enforcement began on May 17, 2021, have been made within the area of the injunction.
Larger image: BC Supreme Court injunction boundary map
Since enforcement began, the RCMP have now arrested 127 individuals; at least 9 of whom were previously arrested. A full breakdown of how many were arrested for breaching the injunction and for obstruction is still pending.All news releases on the Fairy Creek Watershed police enforcement issued to date can be found on the Lake Cowichan RCMP Detachment website.
Released by:Sgt. Chris ManseauDivision Media Relations OfficerBC RCMP Communication ServicesDesk: 778-290-3791Cellular: 250-413-7954Email: chris.manseau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
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