RCMP have now made 151 arrests as B.C. protests against old-growth logging continue

Another nine protesters have been arrested at blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging on southwestern Vancouver Island.

RCMP began enforcing a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of the barriers in the area and in the Fairy Creek watershed near Port Renfrew more than two weeks ago.

On Tuesday, officers removed several people from the Gordon Mainline Forest Service Road, including two from tripod-like structures.

Nine individuals were charged with breaching the injunction.

The Mounties say since enforcement of

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