Judge orders removal of blockade against northern Alberta pipeline construction – CBC

Jan 25, 2017

‘Strict adherence to the construction schedule is essential,’ says TransCanada Corp.

A Fort McMurray judge has issued an order that authorizes the RCMP to remove a blockade set up to protest construction of a natural-gas pipeline.

Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Keith Yamauchi issued the order for demonstrators with the Chard Métis Society to dismantle their protest camp by 4 p.m. Wednesday.

For the past week, as many as 15 protesters have been gathering outside the pipeline’s construction site.

The 20-km pipeline, being constructed by TransCanada Corp., will connect to the existing Kettle River line. The federal government approved the pipeline’s expansion in October 2016.

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