RCMP arrest six protesters in northern B.C. gas pipeline blockade

Canada News News

RCMP arrest six protesters in northern B.C. gas pipeline blockade
Canada Latest News,Canada Headlines
  • 📰 VancouverSun
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 27 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 61%

Protesters arrested in B.C. gas pipeline blockade

Six protesters of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C. were arrested in the early morning hours of Thursday, according to an Indigenous group.

The RCMP is enforcing a B.C. Supreme Court order requiring that Coastal GasLink workers be given access to the area near Houston, B.C. However, Jennifer Wickham, who is also a Gidimt’en spokesperson, said the RCMP smashed the window of a truck to arrest a man. She said she hadn’t heard of any injuries, but was disturbed by how many officers came to arrest people while they were sleeping in their camps.

Wickham alleges RCMP dragged the demonstrators out of their tents, before RCMP officers dismantled the tents.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

VancouverSun /  🏆 49. in CA

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Retired RCMP officer charged in killing of Quebec coupleRetired RCMP officer charged in killing of Quebec coupleYvon Mercier appeared late Monday at the courthouse in Gatineau, Que., and is being detained until his next court appearance on Feb. 17
Read more »

Man missing after avalanche in northeastern B.C., Chetwynd RCMP sayMan missing after avalanche in northeastern B.C., Chetwynd RCMP sayRCMP say the man was with a group of snowmobilers in the area where the snow came down
Read more »

RCMP confirms body of third missing man recovered from B.C. riverRCMP confirms body of third missing man recovered from B.C. riverA truck carrying the men was found battered and empty in the Sooke River on Sunday and the bodies of two men were discovered downriver later that day
Read more »

Suspicious package that closed B.C. RCMP detachment was a WWII ammo containerSuspicious package that closed B.C. RCMP detachment was a WWII ammo containerA B.C. RCMP detachment was briefly closed one day last week due to the arrival of what police called a 'suspicious package.'
Read more »

B.C. RCMP establish exclusion zone at Coastal GasLink site; protesters report arrestsB.C. RCMP establish exclusion zone at Coastal GasLink site; protesters report arrestsJen Wickham, a spokeswoman for one of the five clans that make up the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, says at least four people were arrested before dawn at a camp along a remote road near Houston, B.C.
Read more »

B.C. RCMP establish exclusion zone at Coastal GasLink site; protesters report arrestsB.C. RCMP establish exclusion zone at Coastal GasLink site; protesters report arrestsJen Wickham, a spokeswoman for one of the five clans that make up the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, says at least four people were arrested before dawn at a camp along a remote road near Houston, B.C.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-04-17 22:31:02