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Quadra RCMP reports for the two weeks ending on May 8

The latest Quadra RCMP update mentioned five episodes. 

The most dramatic was about a man who went missing on Cortes Island a week ago, but the RCMP now assure us he has been found alive and well. They did not want to release any more details, for privacy issues, but did say he was located somewhere off island. 

One of the other reports concerns a TELUS truck which tried to jump the BC Ferry line. When the driver was told to go to the back of the line, he “started swearing aggressively at the worker, drove his vehicle toward her, and stopped. The matter is still under investigation.”

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Updated: Missing man found

Update 8:30 AM, Monday, May 9: Quadra Island RCMP say Leyland David Dowling-Ryerson has been found alive and well. They cannot give any more details due to privacy reasons.

Quadra Island RCMP no longer need the public’s assistance in locating Leyland David Dowling-Ryerson. He has been found.

Prior to that he was last seen on Cortes Island a week ago. He was last heard from early yesterday morning (May 7) and may have driven to North Vancouver in a black 2002 Volkswagen Golf with BC license plate JN803G.

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RCMP reports from Cortes and Quadra during the week ending Sunday April 24

There was one Cortes and four Quadra Island reports in this week’s email from the Quadra RCMP detachment. 

None of these involved an arrest, fine or any police action beyond a warning. In one case, a group of youth were commended as ‘good citizens.’   

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RCMP incident report for the week ending on Sunday April 10th

Ever wonder how many and what kinds of incidents the the Quadra RCMP, which also serves Cortes and Read Islands, deals with in a week?

Cst. Rebekah Draht emailed an incident report for the week ending on Sunday April 10th.

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Where do Discovery Island property tax dollars go? 

How our local government works – Part 2 of 5 from the Feb 9 SRD Board Meeting

Electoral Area C is the largest electoral area within the Strathcona Regional District. It spreads out over 10,650 square kilometres: from Quadra throughout the Discovery Islands to some of the Mainland Inlets. The vast majority of people live on Quadra. In the second of five articles arising from the SRD Board meeting of Feb 9th, 2022, Cortes Currents is looking at how the tax dollars from this area were spent in 2021 and a proposed budget for 2022. 

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