RCMP Roadblock Lifted Allowing Access to Unist’ot’en Camp

Image – Unist’ot’en Camp Facebook page

Hereditary chiefs expected to give update on talks with RCMP when media reach camp 

• RCMP roadblock lifted, allowing supporters and media access to Unist’ot’en camp.

According to CBC News, RCMP have opened their roadblock on a remote forest road in northern B.C., allowing access to a camp that has been the focal point of a First Nations protest against a natural gas pipeline.

Wet’suwet’en Nation hereditary chiefs reached an agreement with the RCMP that includes opening the area that had been off limits to supporters and the media since Monday.

Elders, supporters and media are now moving to the Unist’ot’en camp, where they will present further details of the agreement.

RCMP are enforcing a court injunction granting workers with the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline project owned by TransCanada Corp access to a road and bridge from which they had been blocked by the Wet’suwet’en Nation.

The moment RCMP and a convoy of vehicles arrived at #Unistoten this afternoon. RCMP and hereditary chiefs announced late this morning that chiefs, elders and media would be allowed to pass the exclusion zone checkpoint and go to #Unistoten pic.twitter.com/5tMahlVO8i

— ChantelleBellrichard (@pieglue) January 10, 2019

Update: The Unist’ot’en camp said Wednesday afternoon it is opening the gate to Coastal GasLink workers to comply with the court injunction.

More to come..

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