Three Extinction Rebellion protesters locked themselves to a block structure in the middle of a busy intersection downtown Vancouver.
Three men and two women were arrested after refusing to leave the intersection at Burrard and Pacific and blocking traffic for several hours, said Vancouver police spokesman Sgt. Steve Addison on Saturday.
A total of 54 people were arrested over the two weeks, including one arrest in Nanaimo, according to the group. The group says it is unacceptable for leaders to claim to be climate leaders when they are still funding companies that are contributing to human-caused climate change.Article contentfrom the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change that UN Secretary-General António Guterres called a “code red for humanity,” says crossing the 1.