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Public demonstration at RCMP detachment at Courtenay about police actions at Fairy Creek

CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Last week, “Stand Down” protests were organized in front of RCMP detachments across the province to protest police tactics at the Fairy Creek anti-old-growth-logging blockades on Vancouver Island.

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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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Terrace protesters confront RCMP about Fairy Creek

Terrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

On Monday afternoon (Aug. 23) a group of people marched up the steps of Terrace RCMP in solidarity with protesters across B.C., condemning the actions of the RCMP at the Fairy Creek blockade on Vancouver Island.

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Two Cortes Island events fundraise for Fairy Creek demonstrators

CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Several events in the next few weeks on Cortes Island are fundraising for the ongoing blockades and protests in the Fairy Creek area on Vancouver Island.

Two of these events are both scheduled for this Friday, Aug. 27.

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