By John Woodside, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Three land defenders claim they were subjected to dehumanizing treatment at the hands of RCMP following their arrests on unceded Wet’suwet’en land on Nov. 18.
Continue reading Land defenders arrested at Wet’suwet’en blockade allege mistreatment by RCMPBy John Woodside, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Hundreds of academics have signed an open letter calling for government intervention in the wake of RCMP enforcement of an injunction granted to Coastal GasLink to build a pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en territory.
Continue reading Hundreds of academics call for RCMP’s ‘immediate retreat’ from Wet’suwet’en territoryTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A group of Gitxsan hereditary chiefs, matriarchs and elders issued an “eviction notice” to Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen on Saturday (Nov. 27), citing failure to ensure the safety of his constituents including the Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en.
Continue reading Gitxsan hereditary chiefs issue northwest B.C. MLA eviction notice from territoryThe RCMP returned to Fairy Creek last Friday, October 16. A post on the Fairy Creek Blockade Facebook page states 7 cars drove up, and 15 officers wearing blue standard-issue rain gear walked into the Forest Defender Headquarters.
Continue reading The RCMP returned to Fairy CreekBy Mark Nielsen, Prince George Citizen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A trial began Thursday for two Prince George RCMP members facing criminal charges from an arrest caught on a security camera that suggested excessive force was used.
Constables Wayne Connell and Kyle Sharpe each face a count of assault causing bodily harm from the takedown in an alleyway off the 2200 block of Oak St. during the early morning of Feb. 18, 2016.
Continue reading Two Prince George RCMP on trial for excessive force
