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A Lot of Money Up in Flames: Arson of three logging machines near Lake Cowichan
It seems that someone was intent on starting the new year with a spark! On January 2nd a massive equipment fire on the Caycuse Main logging road (approximately an hour and 15 minutes outside of Lake Cowichan) burned three machines in one location and another machine nearby. The logging operation quoted the damage at $500,000,…
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NEW YEARS EVE PRISON NOISE DEMO ON LEKWUNGEN
Joining in a Coast to Coast tradition: anarchists, abolitionists, and other comrades in a merry band against prisons held a successful noise demo at the front door of the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre (“Wilkinson” or “Wilkie”) for prisoners inside. Police response was dodged, and hostages of the state inside were reminded that they are…
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Vehicle fire at Kia dealership in Vernon
Shortly after 2am on Christmas day the sound of explosions woke up confused residents in Vernon BC. Could the sound be Santa stuck in the chimney? Or him trying to get his sled back on the road? Suspicions were confirmed after a quick glance out the window, the sound did in fact have a sort…
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Burns Lake church goes up in flames
With the holiday season fast approaching, fiery festivities struck the Island Gospel Church in Burns Lake on December 20th. When fire crews arrived they found the majority of the building engulfed in flames. The fire has been deemed an arson, with damages estimated to be over five million dollars. This is not the first arson…
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Rampages in Vancouver
Rampages in Vancouver’s gentrifying areas have been a consistent occurrence over the last few months. On December 4th, just before 5:00 a.m. North Vancouver RCMP received a report of a man breaking windows at businesses in the Park and Tilford business center. The man was using a modified hockey stick and broke windows of 6…
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Unsung: Snipped, telecommunications sabotage on Vancouver Island
At around 4:00 am on Wednesday September 3rd a Telus fiber optic cable was cut in a northern region of Vancouver Island. The company reports this was an act of sabotage, and crews with specialized equipment had to be brought in to repair the damage. The cut primarily affected the cities of Port McNeill and Port…
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Unsung: Late summer BBQ in Prince George
On September 5th at around 2:30 am fire crews in Prince George were racing downtown to see what had triggered a fire alarm. They arrived to a CrossRoads Brewing in flames and battled the fire until that afternoon. Once the smoke settled it was clear the business had sustained $1.8 million in damages. The brewery…
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Unsung: A hot week in Terrace
Terrace Fire Department has been busy responding to two separate arsons targeting Kalum Cabs within five days of each other. Kalum Cabs is a taxi and shuttle company based in Terrace which operates in a few neighboring towns offering private and commercial shuttle services. According to a press release, early on the morning of the…
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West Coast Rail Sabotage
Following the approval of the PRGT in June, dozens of track circuits throughout BC have been shorted, disconnected, or otherwise tampered with. The vast majority of track circuits operate on direct current (DC) and are relatively easy to induce a fail state. The quickest and most discreet method has proven to be the simple snipping…
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From Embers: Fighting the PRGT Pipeline
Originally published by From Embers LISTEN ONLINE An interview with two settler anarchists in northern British Columbia who are active in a growing struggle against the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project or PRGT. Resistance to the project has been heating up all summer as government approvals have been issued and construction work is expected to begin…
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Things To Be Prepared For When Having A Forgettable Fun Night
This text is meant to compliment the below zines that are found on the notrace.how website. The purpose of this text is to prepare you for how different things such as stress, nervousness, and a lights and sirens response from the police may affect you on your forgettable night of fun. This is not a…
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4 Gitxsan Development Corporation Vehicles Burned in New Hazelton
On Monday, in New Hazelton four Gitxsan Development Corporation vehicles were burned. Gitxsan Development Corporation works with McElhaney Geomatics Engineering which had vehicles destroyed by fire in Smithers and Terrace. McElhaney Geomatics Engineering is contracted to build roads for Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Line (PRGT). More information is available on their involvement in Against Extractivism:…