🎥 Dacey Media On-Site Report — RCMP 30-Unit Deployment at Universal Ostrich Farm

Date Recorded: October 2025
Source: Dacey Media (video report)
Location: Universal Ostrich Farm, Edgewood, British Columbia
Reporter: On-site field journalist from Dacey Media
Image Type: Still frame from video

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🧾 Transcript (excerpt)

“Looks like lunchtime for the RCMP — yep, everyone’s gotta eat I suppose.
It appears to be lunch break for the RCMP here behind me.
There’s about 30 units at least — 30 RCMP cars coming in on each shift, two people per car, drone teams, canine teams.
They’re working 12-hour shifts on-site, which actually means 16-hour days with commute.
The cost and amount of resources being expended here are astronomical — every one of these officers could be serving their communities elsewhere.
Our police should be doing police work — not this.”

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🧩 Summary
• The journalist documents massive police presence during CFIA operations at the farm, estimating:
• 30 RCMP vehicles visible at one time
• Two officers per vehicle
• Drone and canine units present
• 12-hour active rotations, extended to 16 hours with travel
• Notes the astronomical cost of this deployment compared to its questionable purpose — guarding a rural ostrich farm rather than addressing public safety.
• Background shows multiple RCMP trucks and vans, ostriches visible in a pen, and taped-off areas consistent with restricted access zones.

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🧭 Key Themes

Government overreach, misuse of police resources, taxpayer accountability, intimidation through force presence, suppression of farmers, media observation.