Anti-pipeline protesters at a campsite in Burnaby, B.C., are defiant in the face of an eviction order from the city that kicks in at 6 a.m. PT Saturday.
Camp Cloud was erected at Shellmont Street and Underhill Avenue in November 2017 as a gathering point for people opposed to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
Opponents argue increased oil production and tanker traffic via the expansion project will threaten vulnerable ecosystems along B.C.’s coast.
“The structures at Camp Cloud function to support our water protection efforts,” said a release issued by Elauna Boutwell of Camp Cloud on Friday. “They can be modified to address the concerns raised.”
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