British Columbia·Updated
A blockade by pro-Palestinian protesters at a major port terminal in Metro Vancouver has broken up after hours of disruption.
GCT Canada says protest affected Deltaport’s operations
A blockade by pro-Palestinian protesters at a major port terminal in Metro Vancouver has ended after hours of disruption.
Terminal operator GCT Canada had said on Monday morning that “illegal protesters’ actions are causing an unsafe situation” as truckers that tried to access the Deltaport facility were being held on the Roberts Bank causeway.
GCT spokesman Marko Dekovic had said the company was not given advance notice of the blockade, and the protest was “severely impacting” the terminal’s ability to operate.
The Delta Police Department said its officers were at the scene “liaising” with protesters earlier Monday.
Protesters are calling the event “People’s Picket for Palestine” and said in a statement the demonstration was being co-ordinated with protests around the world aimed at blocking “major choke points in the economy” to cause “the most economic impact.”
The protest contingent said more than 100 demonstrators participated in the blockade.
Video from the scene shows protesters waving Palestinian flags and chanting as traffic is halted.
