VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has changed its tactics and now wants a court injunction to get rid of the Occupy camp on the grounds protesters are trespassing.Last week, a judge delayed her decision on an injunction but ordered the protesters to comply with fire safety demands.The city had been contending there are imminent safety concerns, … [Read more...]
Anti-pipeline protesters charged with trespassing at Parliament Hill
September 26, 2011 by
More than 100 protesters climbed over a fence police erected on Parliament Hill on Monday and then sat peacefully, waiting to be arrested. Greenpeace, the Council of Canadians and Indigenous Environmental Network organized the protest against the development of the tar sands and pipelines that carry Canadian oil to the U.S. It was modelled after … [Read more...]