Sentences in Port Alberni

Decisions

1. January 16, 2026
   R. v. A. (E. L.), 2026 BCSC 342Sexual assault. Justice Anthony Saunders
   3 years imprisonment less 348 days credit (2 years and 17 days remaining)
2. January 13, 2026
   R. v. Walczak, 2026 BCSC 167Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Possession of a weapon obtained by the commission of an offence; Possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon or prohibited device knowing possession is unauthorized; Possession of explosive substance without lawful excuse. Justice Robin A. M. Baird
   7 years' imprisonment (global) less 987 days' pre-sentence credit
3. December 15, 2025
   R. v. Khouchaba, 2025 BCSC 2592Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon. Justice Karrie A. Wolfe
   3 years in custody (36 months on loaded prohibited firearm, 6 months concurrent on prohibited device)
4. September 16, 2025
   R. v. Alexander, 2025 BCSC 1829Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking. Justice Y. Liliane Bantourakis

   • Below the Crown's ask
   Five years and six months, less 627 days credit for pre-trial custody
5. April 7, 2025
   R. v. M.K.T., 2025 BCSC 781Trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Trafficking or possession for trafficking (Schedule IV substance). Justice Sharon Matthews
   3 years and 8 months in prison (1,338 days), less 173 days' credit for pre-sentence custody
6. October 22, 2024
   R. v. M.A.T., 2024 BCSC 2355Sexual assault. Justice Joseph M. Doyle
   2 years in a penitentiary, then 3 years probation
7. May 16, 2024
   R. v. Charleson, 2024 BCSC 1191Manslaughter. Justice Michael Tammen
   15 years imprisonment less 37 months credit (143 months remaining)
8. March 26, 2024
   R. v. F.K.S., 2024 BCSC 626Sexual assault of a person under 16. Justice Jacqueline D. Hughes
   40 months in custody
9. February 16, 2024
   R. v. Dittmer, 2024 BCSC 426Manslaughter with a firearm. Justice Margot L. Fleming
   Four years' imprisonment (mandatory minimum), less 20 days' pre-sentence credit, leaving 1,440 days
10. June 30, 2023
    R. v. Brodek, 2023 BCSC 1562Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon. Justice Christopher J. Giaschi

    • Below the Crown's ask
    10 years global (15 years of individual sentences reduced for totality), less 614 days' pre-sentence credit