Organizers say the protester was “taken off the road without the use of any solvents or treatment.”
Protesters from the Save Old Growth group blocked west traffic on Highway 1 of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, which connects Vancouver and North Vancouver during the trip to business hours this morning.
“Significant disruption due to civil action” led to the closure of parts of the highway on Monday (April 25th) morning, according to DriveBC.
Just before 8 a.m., all lanes were cleared, but drivers could “expect delays due to congestion,” DriveBC added.
Save Old Growth announced an arrest in their ranks on Monday morning.
The participant stuck to the road and was removed by Vancouver police, according to the group: “Supporters sat on the highway and blocked traffic. One man stuck his hand to the road, but was detached from the road without any solvents or treatment and subsequently arrested. “
VIA turned to VPD for comment and awaits a response.
As part of the group’s ongoing blockade campaign to draw attention to the problem of old logging in British Columbia, Save Old Growth has targeted congested highways and bridges in Vancouver and Victoria’s Metro since January.
The blockades of the Save Old Growth Highway focused on the Trans-Canadian Highway (Hwy 1) and led not only to several hours of long traffic delays during heavy travel hours, but also to numerous arrests of participating activists.
Some protests have led to violent clashes involving motorists, protesters and police.
Save Old Growth says it will run its “civil resistance campaign, violating the Trans-Canadian highway several times a week, while [the B.C. government passes] legislative change to immediately stop all logging of the old growth. “
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