The RCMP say five people have been arrested at two camps in the area where a disputed natural gas pipeline is under construction in northwestern B.C.
An RCMP truck is shown near Houston, B.C., on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. The RCMP say officers arrested five people Wednesday while executing a search warrant at two camps located in the area where a natural gas pipeline is under construction in northwestern British Columbia.
Police say the group allegedly fired flares and gained access to one of the pipeline company’s vehicles when the worker left the area because of the intimidation. the people arrested Wednesday were mostly Indigenous women, including the daughter of a hereditary chief. The RCMP say one person was arrested after attempting to prevent officers from executing the warrant, while the others allegedly refused to follow police directions.
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