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Violence in B.C by "peaceful" citizens attacking yet another pipeline project.
Nothing on CBC about these activities.
Violence has erupted at a Coastal GasLink pipeline work site in Northern B.C., leaving workers shaken and millions of dollars in damage. Very early Thursday, just after midnight, Coastal GasLink security called RCMP for help, reporting it was under attack by about 20 people, some wielding axes.
RCMP Chief Supt. Warren Brown, commander for the north district, called the attack a “calculated and organized violent attack that left its victims shaken and a multi-million dollar path of destruction.”
Coastal GasLink said in a statement the attackers surrounded some of its workers in a “highly planned” and “unprovoked” assault near the Morice River drill pad site off the forest service road.
“In one of the most concerning acts, an attempt was made to set a vehicle on fire while workers were inside,” said the company in a statement. “The attackers also wielded axes, swinging them at vehicles and through a truck’s window. Flare guns were also fired at workers.”
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At the drill pad site, about 12 kilometres further down the road, officers documented damage to heavy machinery, fencing and portables.
Coastal GasLink said the area was the site of a blockade last year that lasted 59 days.
The natural gas pipeline project has been the target of protests and opposition across Canada.
Nothing on CBC about these activities.
Violent overnight attack at Coastal GasLink site in B.C. leaves workers shaken, millions in damage
RCMP said officers were sent to the site near Houston after Coastal GasLink security reported it was under attack.
nationalpost.com
Violence has erupted at a Coastal GasLink pipeline work site in Northern B.C., leaving workers shaken and millions of dollars in damage. Very early Thursday, just after midnight, Coastal GasLink security called RCMP for help, reporting it was under attack by about 20 people, some wielding axes.
RCMP Chief Supt. Warren Brown, commander for the north district, called the attack a “calculated and organized violent attack that left its victims shaken and a multi-million dollar path of destruction.”
Coastal GasLink said in a statement the attackers surrounded some of its workers in a “highly planned” and “unprovoked” assault near the Morice River drill pad site off the forest service road.
“In one of the most concerning acts, an attempt was made to set a vehicle on fire while workers were inside,” said the company in a statement. “The attackers also wielded axes, swinging them at vehicles and through a truck’s window. Flare guns were also fired at workers.”
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At the drill pad site, about 12 kilometres further down the road, officers documented damage to heavy machinery, fencing and portables.
Coastal GasLink said the area was the site of a blockade last year that lasted 59 days.
The natural gas pipeline project has been the target of protests and opposition across Canada.
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