INCIDENTS

Incidents

RCMP officer falsely claims journalist Brandi Morin lied to police

An RCMP officer falsely claimed in an affidavit that journalist Brandi Morin had lied to police while on assignment covering protests at Fairy Creek.

Photojournalist assaulted at Fairy Creek blockade

Angelo Scaia, a photojournalist on assignment for Ricochet Media, was assaulted during a blockade of an industrial lot near Lake Cowichan on June 25, 2021.

RCMP makes arrests at Fairy Creek after telling media enforcement was over for the day

The RCMP arrested and removed a protester during demonstrations against old-growth logging in the forest near Fairy Creek, B.C., after telling journalists to leave the area and that enforcement had ended for the day. 

Ricochet Media reporters denied access to RCMP enforcement site at Fairy Creek protests

Ricochet Media reporters Jerome Turner and Michael Simkin were denied access to an area where RCMP were conducting enforcement of the Fairy Creek demonstrations on May 27, 2021. 

Ricochet Media reporters denied access to RCMP enforcement site at Fairy Creek Protests

Ricochet Media reporters Michael Simkin and Jerome Turner were denied access to an area where RCMP were conducting enforcement of the Fairy Creek demonstrations on May 27, 2021. 

B.C. RCMP deny access to journalists at Fairy Creek

BC RCMP officers threatened to arrest media workers including Global News journalist Paul Johnson, and denied them access to an area where police expected to arrest people protesting old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island.

RCMP delay media entry to raid site at Fairy Creek protests

RCMP delayed press entry to a protest site near Port Renfrew, B.C. on May 26, 2021, where media later learned that officers were arresting protesters. 

RCMP temporarily deny Ha-Shilth-Sa journalist access to cover a raid at Fairy Creek

Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper journalist Melissa Renwick was temporarily denied access to an area where an RCMP raid was taking place at the Caycuse camp near Honeymoon Bay, B.C., on May 25, 2021. 

Last-minute RCMP notice on changes to enforcement area prevents media coverage at Fairy Creek demonstrations

A last-minute notice from the RCMP on changes to where enforcement of the Fairy Creek protests was being carried out prevented effective media coverage on May 25, 2021. 

RCMP temporarily deny Ricochet Media journalist access to cover a raid at Fairy Creek

Ricochet Media journalist Michael Simkin was temporarily denied access to an area where an RCMP raid was taking place at the Caycuse camp near Honeymoon Bay, B.C., on May 25, 2021.