Old-growth protesters block major Vancouver intersection
Posted June 12, 2021 3:27 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Protesters defending old-growth forests on Vancouver Island have blocked traffic in Vancouver at the West Broadway and Cambie Street intersection.
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.”
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.
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