The worker fled, uninjured. The group allegedly fired flares, entered the worker’s vehicle, and stole a chainsaw. “These persons allegedly poured liquid onto the vehicle,” RCMP said, but did not give further details.
The incident happened on March 26, and police issued a search warrant on March 29 for two locations: the Lamprey Provincial campground and a campsite along the Morice West road. At the latter location, RCMP arrested five people for obstruction of a peace officer. Four refused to cooperate, and one tried to stop police from searching, the RCMP said.
Past Protests, Attacks
CGL is building a 670 km pipeline that cuts across Wet’suwet’en First Nation traditional territory in northwestern B.C. Twenty indigenous groups along the pipeline’s route have officially endorsed it, but some Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and environmentalists oppose it.“It was reported approximately 20 people, some armed with axes, were attacking security guards and smashing their vehicle windows. It was initially reported that some CGL employees were trapped, but all had managed to safely leave the area,” the police said in a statement at the time.
No one was hurt, but many were frightened. In a CGL news release from Feb. 22, 2022, a security employee identified only as Trevor said, “This was not a peaceful interaction. This was violence.”
He continued, “To have somebody come at you with an axe is, you know, a whole other level of … fear.”
The RCMP said it had conducted interviews and followed up on several leads, but were unable to positively identify the people responsible.
