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PRESS RELEASE | Dec 01, 2022

#JusticeForJared and supporters respond to the Independent Investigations Office of BC’s Investigation into the Police-Involved Death of Jared Lowndes
MEDIA ADVISORY - On Thursday, December 1, Laura Holland and her family, as well as the BC Civil Liberties Association, Union of BC Indian Chiefs, and Pivot Legal Society, held a press conference in response to the final decision of the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) regarding the investigation of the police-involved killing of Jared Lowndes.
Read MoreLETTERS & STATEMENTS | Nov 29, 2022

Hastings Tent City Residents Decamped While City Under Weather Warning
The City’s enforcement of this bylaw is constitutionally suspect, as it is being undertaken without due consideration of the human rights and social conditions of Hastings Tent City Residents.
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