The RCMP is investigating a report of a laser being pointed at an aircraft as it flew over the Cowichan Valley on February 11th.
An aircraft leaving the Victoria International Airport was targeted with a blue laser for several seconds and the pilots say it came from an area on the north side of Maple Bay Road.
The North Cowichan-Duncan RCMP is asking anyone with information that could help identify where the laser originated to contact their non-emergency line at (250) 749-5522.
Aiming a laser at an aircraft is a federal offence.
Transport Canada warns that pointing a laser at an aircraft threatens the safety of pilots, crew and passengers by distracting the pilot, creating glare that affects the pilot’s vision, or temporarily blinding the pilot
