Old-growth protesters block major Vancouver intersection

By Charlie Carey

Posted June 12, 2021 3:27 pm.

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Protesters defending old-growth forests on Vancouver Island have blocked traffic in Vancouver at the West Broadway and Cambie Street intersection.

There is a large #protest blocking Broadway and Cambie in #Vancouver. There is a speaker in the centre of the crowd speaking for the Extinction Rebellion group against climate change. In particular, many signs here are in protest of old growth logging. @NEWS1130 @NEWS1130Traffic pic.twitter.com/EDkVPiDU2Y

— vanessa doban (@vanessadoban) June 12, 2021

Starting at around midday Saturday, demonstrators congregated at Vancouver’s City Hall before marching down the hill to Broadway.

In the Facebook event posting, the protesters, organized by Extinction Rebellion, say they will “occupy the intersection for an indefinite period of time.”

Because Cambie and Broadway is blocked due to an Extinction Rebellion protest, drivers are being rerouted down W 8th, which is currently a traffic nightmare @NEWS1130Traffic pic.twitter.com/5NLUfDgbLq

— Robyn Crawford (@robyncrawford_) June 12, 2021

Multiple VPD officers, along with vans and motorbikes, have blocked off the area to traffic, causing major delays due to re-routes. They are asking drivers to avoid the area.

For traffic updates, tune into NEWS 1130 for the latest reports 10 minutes on the ones. Or visit NEWS 1130 Traffic on Twitter.

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