Malahat Lookout Totem Pole Subject to Arson; RCMP Investigate SHARE ON: Malahat Totem Pole after hit by an arsonist - Photo Courtesy of Shawnigan Lake RCMP Shawnigan Lake RCMP are investigating a totem pole that was set ablaze by a arson at the Malahat lookout this morning. The call came in at around four this morning, from a motorist that happened to see the flames. The Malahat Volunteer Fire Department were extinguishing the fire when police arrived at the scene. Shawnigan Lake RCMP Detachment Commander Sergeant Tim Desaulniers says, “The quick thinking of the passing motorist likely saved not only the totem pole, but also a forest fire. This was a very dangerous act that could have had far-reaching consequences.”