“The accused simply chose to get his message or point across in a completely selfish manner” judge says in sentencing man who blocked the highway for hours
A 34-year-old man who blocked highways in Langford and Nanaimo in April 2022 to protest old-growth logging and raise awareness of climate change has been handed a suspended sentence and a year’s probation.
Police estimated up to 200 vehicles were unable to travel south, Judge Brian Harvey said in his May sentencing decision. He was arrested and removed by the RCMP’s obstacle removal team. One of the conditions of his release later that day was not to block any highway in B.C. He was released with a court date in coming months.
An RCMP obstacle removal team was again called out. It took more than three hours to remove the two, resulting in a total of four hours that the northbound highway lane was blocked. Court documents note that Menard studied cellular biology and genetics at the University of B.C. A forensic psychiatrist diagnosed him with persistent depressive disorder.
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