B.C. old-growth activists block highway leading to Horseshoe Bay

Expect delays if you’re heading for the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal Wednesday.

Protestors with the “Save Old Growth” group are blocking sections of Highway 1 on the North Shore.

According to West Vancouver police, disruptions are reported west of Caulfeild.

7:48 – #WestVan – Protest – Upper Levels #BCHwy1 between Caulfeild and the #HorseshoeBay Ferry terminal. Westbound Upper Levels is partially blocked until further notice #1130Traffic @JACK969van @kissradiohits

— CityNews Vancouver Traffic (@CityNewsTraffic) January 26, 2022

“Expect major traffic delays in the area,” reads a tweet from police. 

The group is rallying to bring an end to logging of old-growth forests in B.C., saying “this is our last resort.”

“We are scared of sitting down on the road, but will keep doing it until the government throws us in prison or keeps their own promise to save old growth. Premier Horgan is destroying his own legacy,” said Zain, an organizer.

Initially, demonstrators had planned to disrupt traffic at the Trans-Canada Highway off ramps on Monday, though those plans were moved.

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Ahead of the protest, the group had only said members planned to block the “main road leading to the ferry terminal.” They did not give out an exact location or time, only saying they would be affecting the morning commute.

The group says it also plans to continue blocking traffic “multiple times per week,” adding “the frequency and scale of actions will escalate until all old growth logging is stopped.”

The only alternate route to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal is Marine Drive.

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