Hundreds of protesters ignore court deadline to leave Kinder Morgan's Burnaby Mountain survey site
An estimated 300 people have remained at Kinder Morgan’s pipeline survey site at Burnaby Mountain, even though the 4 p.m. court ordered deadline to vacate from the site has passed.
Protesters have erected tents, anti-pipeline banners and signs while a First Nation group even brought a log to the mountain to carve it into a totem pole on-site. The Sea Shepherd activist group is also at the demonstration and has set-up a live stream of the events that are unfolding.
Burnaby RCMP officers are on site monitoring the situation and have issued a statement indicating that it has no plans today to make arrests to enforce the court order.
“The Burnaby RCMP will continue to ensure the right of those who are assembled on Burnaby Mountain to carry out a lawful and peaceful protest and we encourage people to continue in a peaceful manner that does not infringe on the injunction,” read the statement.
“While the Burnaby RCMP are under a court-directed enforcement order, it does recognize our authority of discretionary powers. That discretionary authority allows police to take time to assess the situation.”
Late last week, the B.C. Supreme Court granted Kinder Morgan an injunction for police to remove protesters from Burnaby Mountain. The company’s surveyors are attempting to drill several small holes 250-metres into the mountain to test soil conditions for the construction of the $5.4-billion TransMountain pipeline.
Drum circle #burnabymountain pic.twitter.com/bqr6lAdvBh
— Chris Fink-Jensen (@typomania) November 17, 2014
Totem pole going up at #BurnabyMountain today on guard for the people, the climate, all that is on earth #nopipeline pic.twitter.com/VwKbm6YRl0
— Philosophy Canada (@philosophycanad) November 17, 2014
Lots of legal assistance on site in unlikely chance that the injunction is enforced.Go #philosophers #BurnabyMountain pic.twitter.com/mKXOth680B
— Philosophy Canada (@philosophycanad) November 18, 2014
. @BurnabyRCMP not enforcing 4pm deadline to move protesters on #BurnabyMountain. pic.twitter.com/SqgpkHCpX1
— Anita Bathe (@anitabathe) November 18, 2014
#BurnabyMountain rally against Kinder Morgan. pic.twitter.com/kNRgqVN26J
— Raihan Sangherra (@RaihanSangherra) November 18, 2014
Now time for my favourite anti oil protest game "spot the petroleum products" #BurnabyMountain edition. pic.twitter.com/7G32uICP8B
— Charlie brown (@brenan_g) November 18, 2014
UPDATE: overhead view of protest against Kinder Morgan pipeline on #BurnabyMountain http://t.co/mp5dO7OkLi @ctvvancouver
— Penny Daflos (@PennyDaflos) November 18, 2014
#KinderMorgan protest now. #BurnabyMountain pic.twitter.com/0JwFaxhRio
— CDHill (@CDHill9) November 18, 2014
A group of defenders on #BurnabyMountain in mourning over #KinderMorgan #tarsands pipeline plans pic.twitter.com/XwMTeEeU0b
— Wilderness Committee (@wildernews) November 18, 2014
"I guarantee you these pipelines will no be built" @Khelsilem #BurnabyMountain #nokinderMorgan #cdnpoli #firstNations pic.twitter.com/mci6x1ixkQ
— Ben West (@BenWest) November 18, 2014
#pocketpool “@ShelbyThom980: Four Mounties keeping their distance from protest #BurnabyMountain pic.twitter.com/vjSdrdn2IO”
— Eric (@SevenSharpNine) November 18, 2014
@AdamMycroft @syncrodox1 @grenouf Just thinking…not seeing many bicycles there, mainly cars. Pixie dust fueled, no doubt.
#BurnabyMountain
— Lazarus (@Lazarus1940) November 18, 2014
KM Green Kills Justice, coffin and candle-light vigil here at #BurnabyMountain #nopipeline #nopipeline #nopipelines pic.twitter.com/qHuDb4r34g
— Philosophy Canada (@philosophycanad) November 18, 2014
"The pipeline shall not pass". Message for Kinder Morgan, loud & clear here at #BurnabyMountain pic.twitter.com/U0aYfnmpsa
— Derrick O'Keefe (@derrickokeefe) November 18, 2014
4pm deadline is here but these protesters aren't moving their camp on #BurnabyMountain. Anti #KinderMorgan pipeline. pic.twitter.com/Y5jIA1laj1
— Anita Bathe (@anitabathe) November 18, 2014
Little police presence , lots of protesters and media on #BurnabyMountain @CKNW as deadline approaches. pic.twitter.com/RqBF9tc7Bf
— Shelby Thom (@ShelbyThom980) November 17, 2014
Feature Image: @philosophycanad via Twitter
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