Police Accountability
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RCMP may face charges in death of Wet’suwet’en man, advocates say reform is urgent
The IIO says three officers may have committed offences after the shooting of Jared Lowndes and is filing a report to prosecutors
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In the wake of more colonial violence, a love letter to those who are grieving
When the genocidal forces of this country lay their hands on our people it is our collective responsibility to stand up — because we know what happens to one happens to all
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The search for Kwemcxenalqs
After losing their beloved relation, the family wants VPD to come to syilx homelands to apologize for a lack of sensitivity
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After another beloved relative dies at the hands of police, calls for change amplify
The family of Chris Amyotte, Leaping Frog Man, says the 42-year-old was distressed and seeking help when police shot him six times with a beanbag gun
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Their name was Kwemcxenalqs
A beloved relation who embodied her name — a sqilx’w young person remembered for her strength
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Advocates question RCMP’s role in death of WLFN man, demand public inquiry
Advocates call for change after Rojun Alphonse died following a distress call to his home that his relations say was escalated with tear gas and weapons
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One year after RCMP killed Wet’suwet’en man, loved ones push for justice
Jared (Jay) Lowndes was shot by ‘Campbell River’ RCMP in 2021 — his friends and family members are still seeking systemic change by turning ‘rage into action,’ ‘pain into power’
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Systemic racism in policing across unceded territories in B.C. demands reform says Human Rights Commissioner
New report shows Indigenous Peoples are ‘grossly overrepresented’ in arrests and chargeable incidents.
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‘In our grief, rage and love’ says mother of Wet’suwet’en man killed by Campbell River police
Jared Lowndes’ friends and family share stories during a memorial service on July 20, before marching to the Campbell River police station and crying for justice.
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‘More concern for the dog than for the human’s life that was lost’
Friends and family grieve the loss of Indigenous father of two, Jay Lowndes, after he was killed by Campbell River police last week, while community parades to honour a Police Service Dog.