The injunction to stop protesters from interfering with logging in what is commonly believed to be the last intact old growth ecosystem in Southern Vancouver Island ended at 4 PM on Tuesday, September 28th, 2021.
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Property being illegally seized at Fairy Creek old-growth blockades, lawyers argue
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kimberly Murray faces a difficult dilemma after her vehicle was towed during an RCMP raid of the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades on Vancouver Island in early August.
Aside from questions about whether the car was legally impounded, given it was parked outside the RCMP temporary exclusion zone off to the side of the road on Aug. 9, Murray is facing a $2,500 fee to get it back.
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Old-growth activists want fewer police powers at Fairy Creek; The RCMP want more
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A slew of legal applications involving the contentious Fairy Creek old-growth blockades are moving forward in B.C. Supreme Court this week as the protest becomes one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in Canada.
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Over 90 complaints about police misconduct at Fairy Creek received says RCMP watchdog
CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
There’s been over 90 complaints filed about police actions at the Fairy Creek logging blockade since June 25.
Kate McDerby, director of strategic communications and outreach for the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP (CRCC), confirmed 25 of those complaints are currently being investigated.
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73 complaints against the RCMP at Fairy Creek
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The federal agency that holds RCMP to account has received a total of 73 public complaints associated with enforcement measures at the Fairy Creek old-growth logging blockades in British Columbia, says the legal team representing the activist group.
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