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Review of RCMP actions at Argenta logging protest still ongoing a year later

Independent review panel says RCMP has been slow to supply information
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The RCMP had a significant presence when logging protesters were arrested May 17, 2022, near Argenta. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission says the RCMP has been slow to supply information for its review of police tactics. Photo: Breanne Hope

An independent review of RCMP actions in shutting down a 2022 logging protest near Argenta is still underway a year after it began, and the lawyer representing the people who were arrested says the delay is predictable.

The review is being conducted by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC), which is independent of the RCMP.

It is investigating whether the RCMP “E” Division Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) followed its own policies and the law, and whether its policies and tactics comply with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Bill Metcalfe

About the Author: Bill Metcalfe

I have lived in Nelson since 1994 and worked as a reporter at the Nelson Star since 2015.
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