Vancouver intersection to be blocked again Tuesday, climate protesters promise
Posted October 19, 2021 6:32 am.
Last Updated October 19, 2021 6:38 am.
You may run into protestors if you’re trying to travel through a part of downtown Vancouver today as climate change activists with Extinction Rebellion plan to block the intersection of Georgia and Granville streets.
The group says it will meet first at Nelson Park and march towards the major intersection at 4:30 p.m.
It’s unclear how long they’ll be there.
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They say they are trying to bring attention to the issue of food security and the climate crisis ahead of a global meeting next month in Scotland.
“Two weeks of constant disruption aims to put the climate and ecological emergency in the national media spotlight and push the provincial and federal governments to end all fossil fuel subsidies,” a release from the environmental group reads.
5:56 – #VANCOUVER Protest has traffic blocked on Georgia Street at Hornby Street. Use Pender Street as an alternate route. We'll keep an eye on this as they head to their final destination #1130traffic pic.twitter.com/yWkeGsAhDL
— CityNews Vancouver (@CityNewsVAN) October 19, 2021
They promise to do similar protests every day for 14 days. Tuesday marks day four.
Extinction Rebellion making its way through Downtown Vancouver this evening. It’s day 2 of a 14 day campaign in Vancouver pic.twitter.com/5vWKx6EvJ3
— OccuWorld
Over the weekend, at least nine people were arrested after staging several protests at key intersections, including Broadway and Commercial Drive.
On Monday afternoon, several protesters marched through the streets of downtown Vancouver before they stopped for some time at Georgia and Hornby streets.
With files from Aly Laube
