By Kenneth Jackson
APTN National News
A blockade of a CN Rail main freight line is going into its third day north of Vancouver.
Chief Garry John of the Seton Lake Indian Band says community members put up the blockade Friday at 3 p.m. in solidarity with Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike that began Dec. 11 in Ottawa.
John said the rail line is the main route for CN from North Vancouver and Prince George. They are positioned near the mile 138 marker.
“An average of four trains go up through here each day,” said John.
John said CN hasn’t issued a court injunction to have the protesters removed like they did in Sarnia where a blockade of a spur line is in its ninth day. A court has ordered Sarnia police to remove the blockade but so far they’ve refused to intervene unless it’s done in a peaceful manner.
“We’re going to take it day by day. We certainly want the folks in Sarnia and Chief Spence to know we are in support of them,” said John as to when the blockade could end.
He said they expect to go into Sunday and are there now, where they’ll remain overnight.
Before blocking the line they called CN to give them a heads up.
APTN National News contacted CN but spokeswoman Emily Hamer provided no information.
CN is currently working to reroute freight trains in Sarnia because the blockaders say they’ll be there until there is a meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Governor General and First Nation leaders, which is the same demand made by Spence.
@afixedaddress
the Indian Act…. who made it….. the britsh parlement on how they wish to instruct thier people on how to treat our citizen in our country…. like Iran creats a Canadien act then comes over by gun point to install it… declairing new languge law the right to rip up all property deeds and installs a mob fees with bleed currency… like they use money with bleed value to it….. where what they trade is return… like give a dollar for an egg yet you must pay fee on the money that never ends… bleeding the value of the ciurrency…
Stephen Hitler is destroying Canada and native land. Fight this weak power of his.
Time to go Harper, we will gladly help to pack your bags.