Three Greenpeace protesters hang suspended under the Ironworkers bridge Tuesday morning. The protesters aim to stop oil tankers from Burnaby’s Westridge Terminal from transiting under the bridge and to denounce the federal government’s decision to buy the pipeline project. File photo Cindy Goodman, North Shore News
Police have moved in to remove several protestors hanging from the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge.
The Greenpeace demonstrators climbed the catwalk girders under the bridge early Tuesday morning and rappelled to hang from ropes suspended under the bridge. The protest was setup to stop an oil tanker from leaving the Westridge oil terminal in Burnaby and travelling through Burrard Inlet.
WATCH LIVE as police move in to remove our 12 climbers from the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge >> https://t.co/QN9ED6kb94#StopPipelines pic.twitter.com/AwhMZKfh6K
— Greenpeace Canada (@GreenpeaceCA) July 4, 2018
Mike Hudema, a Greenpeace campaigner and one of the protestors hanging from the bridge, told the North Shore News Tuesday that if a tanker tried to come under the bridge while the protestors are suspended there, it would not have enough clearance.
After more than 36 hours an RCMP extraction team are right above my anchor.
— Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema) July 4, 2018
Whatever happens the resistance to this destructive project will just continue to grow.
Water is more important than oil. #NoTMX #StopPipelines #cdnpoli #bcpoli
RCMP are in the process of apprehending and removing the protesters that have been suspended off Iron Workers Bridge. Public safety is the priority, both for the protesters and for the police. Updates to follow as event unfolds.
— North Vancouver RCMP (@nvanrcmp) July 4, 2018
With files from Jane Seyd, North Shore News
