A large number of people have gathered in Ottawa in support of Wet’suwet’en as the Ontario Provincial Police are enforcing court orders to bring down blockades near Belleville..Ottawa police have blocked off protester access to Wellington Street for the foot march headed to Parliament Hill in an effort to direct protesters. The march was planned in advance and Ottawa police were prepared for the protest.. Ottawa protest KkirkupSource: Kristy Kirkup on Twitter @kkirkup .“Our Traffic Team will be deployed downtown all day for the Wet’suwet’en demo(nstration),” said Sergeant Mark Gatien of the Ottawa Police Traffic Services Section on social media..“If (you) don’t need to be downtown in a (vehicle), please stay away – rolling road closures for I dont know how long”..Meanwhile, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began to legally removal of protesters at the Tyendinaga Camps Monday morning February 24 after midnight. The groups failed to dismantle the rail blockades despite a court order that gave them until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, February 23 to do so..According to sources police have arrested multiple protesters but charges, if any, have not been made public..The Tyendinaga Camps, near Belleville, Ontario, have been occupied since February 6. Protesters said they were supporting Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who were protesting a pipeline development by Coastal Gas Link in British Columbia..British Columbia’s environmental office ordered Coastal GasLink to return to consultations with the Wet’suwet’en on Saturday..(Feature photo source: Kristy Kirkup on Twitter @kkirkup).more to come….Deirdre is a Senior Reporter with Western Standard.dmaclean@westernstandardonline.com @Mitchell_AB on Twitter
A large number of people have gathered in Ottawa in support of Wet’suwet’en as the Ontario Provincial Police are enforcing court orders to bring down blockades near Belleville..Ottawa police have blocked off protester access to Wellington Street for the foot march headed to Parliament Hill in an effort to direct protesters. The march was planned in advance and Ottawa police were prepared for the protest.. Ottawa protest KkirkupSource: Kristy Kirkup on Twitter @kkirkup .“Our Traffic Team will be deployed downtown all day for the Wet’suwet’en demo(nstration),” said Sergeant Mark Gatien of the Ottawa Police Traffic Services Section on social media..“If (you) don’t need to be downtown in a (vehicle), please stay away – rolling road closures for I dont know how long”..Meanwhile, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began to legally removal of protesters at the Tyendinaga Camps Monday morning February 24 after midnight. The groups failed to dismantle the rail blockades despite a court order that gave them until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, February 23 to do so..According to sources police have arrested multiple protesters but charges, if any, have not been made public..The Tyendinaga Camps, near Belleville, Ontario, have been occupied since February 6. Protesters said they were supporting Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who were protesting a pipeline development by Coastal Gas Link in British Columbia..British Columbia’s environmental office ordered Coastal GasLink to return to consultations with the Wet’suwet’en on Saturday..(Feature photo source: Kristy Kirkup on Twitter @kkirkup).more to come….Deirdre is a Senior Reporter with Western Standard.dmaclean@westernstandardonline.com @Mitchell_AB on Twitter
