Island District

BC map showing Island District in red

The Island District encompasses Vancouver Island, its related coastal islands and the north half of the Sunshine Coast located on BC's mainland. Vancouver Island has a population of approximately 750,000 residents, a number which grows significantly in the warm summer months with tourists from around the globe.

The RCMP polices the vast majority of communities on Vancouver Island, ranging from Port Hardy in the north to the Western Communities in the south, and Tofino/Ucluelet on the west coast to Powell River on the Sunshine Coast. We also deliver policing services to a number of First Nation communities around Vancouver Island, as well as many small coastal island communities which surround the larger island.

RCMP marine assets located at various communities around Vancouver Island assist our officers in policing the picturesque and rugged coastal waters, while our Comox based helicopter assists in reaching the more remote land and mountainous areas across the island.

By land, sea and air, we proudly work with various partner agencies to keep Vancouver Island and its surrounding islands safe places to live, work and visit.

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Current Island District News

11:36 PST (Monday, Nov 4, 2024) - Nanaimo
11:03 PST (Monday, Nov 4, 2024) - Nanaimo, Wanted Warrant
07:46 PDT (Friday, Nov 1, 2024) - Lake Cowichan, Missing Person
12:27 PDT (Thursday, Oct 31, 2024) - West Shore
11:30 PDT (Thursday, Oct 31, 2024) - Alert Bay, Wanted Warrant
10:07 PDT (Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024) - Comox Valley
09:54 PDT (Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024) - Island District
11:04 PDT (Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024) - Nanaimo
14:44 PDT (Friday, Oct 25, 2024) - Nanaimo
09:07 PDT (Monday, Oct 21, 2024) - Port Alberni
15:52 PDT (Friday, Oct 18, 2024) - Comox Valley
07:29 PDT (Friday, Oct 18, 2024) - North Cowichan/Duncan, Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit
17:06 PDT (Thursday, Oct 17, 2024) - Comox Valley
15:40 PDT (Thursday, Oct 17, 2024) - Comox Valley
12:21 PDT (Thursday, Oct 17, 2024) - North Cowichan/Duncan, Wanted Warrant
11:34 PDT (Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024) - Port Alberni, Ladysmith, Nanaimo
07:10 PDT (Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024) - Campbell River
15:58 PDT (Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024) - Nanaimo
15:21 PDT (Friday, Oct 11, 2024) - Comox Valley
12:17 PDT (Friday, Oct 11, 2024) - Port Hardy, Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit
11:03 PDT (Friday, Oct 11, 2024) - Nanaimo, Wanted Warrant
17:53 PDT (Thursday, Oct 10, 2024) - Comox Valley
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