Conservation officers were out in force during the Victoria Day weekend as part of a campaign to clamp down on offences in the backcountry.
During the weekend, six conservation officers from three Omineca-region field offices joined forces. Together they generated the following results.
- 14 written warnings
- 13 tickets
- 1 court appearance notice
- 3 eviction notices
- 2 stolen vehicles recovered
- 2 new investigations generated due to new info
- 7 referrals to other agencies
- 1 aiding of RCMP in vehicle impoundment
- 1 prohibited driver discovered
- 1 jetboat response for man on bridge
Some of the infractions included no angling license, no hunting license, no driver's license, hunting/fishing in closed time/place, fishing with prohibited gear, driving with undue care and attention, open liquor in vehicle, consume liquor in a public place, operating an ATV on a Forest Service Road without insurance, causing a disturbance at a recreation site, unattended campfire, litter, failing to stop for a peace officer, possession of stolen property and obstruction of peace officer.
The main case for the conservation officers was an incident also involving the RCMP in which a stolen vehicle was spotted from out of province, the suspects tried to get away, and two arrests were made.
"You're going to see us out doing this more and more," Conservation Officer Sgt. Rory Smith said. "There has been a trend of drinking, litter, damage to recreation sites, a lot of those things that bring our attention. The focus of our project was to target forestry recreational sites, provincial parks, forest service roads, and also a number of miscellaneous locations on Crown land."
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