Campaign representatives met Shawnigan Lake officers to distribute posters and informational coasters to licensed establishments.
Staff and patrons
The initiative addresses drink tampering and excessive drinking, encouraging reports of suspicious activity. Organisers planned to involve further detachments.
The earlier Nanaimo initiative
The 2026 expansion follows an initiative documented in March 2025. Police, venue owners and Crime Stoppers had announced outreach after several reports of possible drink tampering. Canadian Press reporting described posters designed by Vancouver Island University students for venue washrooms. Those initial reports should not be counted as toxicologically confirmed cases.
Context matters
These are distinct risks: drinking alcohol never justifies an assault.
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