Dramatic arrest of Kinder Morgan protesters met with defiance and pride (VIDEOS) | Vancouver Observer
Thursday was the most dramatic day in a months-long battle between citizens and Texas-based Kinder Morgan over the company's controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
In a rapid sweep, RCMP arrested as many as two dozen Kinder Morgan protesters on Burnaby Mountain, stirring strong emotions among opponents to the Edmonton-to-Burnaby pipeline.
The arrests were for “civil contempt” of a court order permitting the company's pipeline survey work. The first wave of arrests took protesters by surprise around 8:30am.
Brigette DePape, a Vancouver-based activist, is among more than 14
protesters against Kinder Morgan getting arrested on Burnaby Mountain on
Thursday. Photo by Mychaylo Prystupa.
