City of Winnipeg crews clear blockade at Brady Road landfill

City of Winnipeg crews, with police present, have taken down a blockade at the entrance to a Winnipeg landfill four days after a judge granted an injunction ordering protesters to clear the road.

Heavy machinery scooped up pieces of wood and tires that formed the barricade and deposited it into a truck on Tuesday morning, while police spoke to protesters at the site.

“The people that were here for the blockade were very co-operative,” Insp. Gord Spado said at a news conference Tuesday morning.

“It was kept peaceful. The protesters removed things they wanted to keep off the roadway, and that allowed the city to