The protester sticks to a bridge
Lindsay William-Ross / VIA – April 25, 2022 / 10:18 am | History: 366961
Photo: Save Old Growth
Protesters from the Save Old Growth group blocked west traffic on Highway 1 of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge connecting Vancouver and North Vancouver during the rush hour trip this morning.
“Significant traffic disruption due to civil action” led to the closure of parts of the highway on Monday morning, according to DriveBC.
At 8 o’clock in the morning all the lanes were cleared.
Save Old Growth announced an arrest in their ranks on Monday morning.
The participant had 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. “
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.
Blockades of the Save Old Growth Highway have focused on the Trans-Canadian Highway, leading not only to several hours of heavy traffic delays during heavy travel hours, but also to numerous arrests of activists involved.
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. “
Police detached a supporter from the highway, even though he was stuck on the road. Protocol not followed. # SaveOldGrowth pic.twitter.com/c8cKypUDv0
– Keep the old growth (@saveoldgrowth) April 25, 2022
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