Teen vandalism is getting out of hand in Campbell River
“In the last year we’ve had teens shoot out people’s windows with pellet guns, throwing rocks through windows, steal or move traffic control devices (creating very dangerous situations on the roadways), breaking fences, smashing peoples lawn lights, and spray painting and keying cars,” said RCMP Cst. Maury Tyre.
Continue reading Teen vandalism escalating in Campbell Riverthe Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
This article contains accounts of police violence, as well as accounts of racism and hate against Indigenous people that could be triggering. Please read with care.
A busy pier forms the backdrop to the small courtyard next to Island Funeral Services funeral home in Campbell River on July 20. Alunaye, Laura Holland sits in the shade of a nearby maple tree, waiting for the memorial ceremony for her son to begin.
Continue reading ‘In our grief, rage and love’ says mother of Indigenous man killed by RCMPCortes Currents exclusive
There are several key questions that shape how people perceive the death of Jared Lowndes, at the hands of the Campbell River RCMP, on July 8, 2021.
Continue reading Key questions in the shooting of Jared LowndesCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Chief Darren Blaney, of the Homalco Nation, suggests that six months training is not enough to equip the Campbell River RCMP to deal with intense situations like that which led to the recent shooting of Jared Lowndes.
Continue reading RCMP lack of training may have led to Indigenous deathsCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
About a hundred people attended the memorial for Jared Lowndes, who was gunned down by the RCMP outside the Campbell River Tim Hortons’ takeout window on July 8, 2021.
Continue reading The Memorial for Jared Lowndes
