Wet'suwet'en Supporters Stand Strong After Tyendinaga Blockade Dismantled by RCMP

After the OPP dismantled the Tyendinaga blockade, First Nation blockades popped up across Canada in show of support for the Wet'suwet'en.

Akwesasne started a fire in support of Wet'suwet'en soon after the RCMP took down part of the Tyendinaga blockade and several land protectors were arrested on Monday, February 24, 2020.

In Toronto blockades caused major delays on the Greater Toronto Area's GO Transit system on Tuesday. According to a spokesperson for regional transit agency Metrolinx, which operates the popular commuter rail line, at least three routes were experiencing significant slowdowns causing crowding at Union Station, a major travel hub in downtown Toronto.

In Hamilton service was also affected on a route west of the city with police in Hamilton serving a court injunction to protesters who set up a blockade along rail lines there.

In Six Nations, people had gathered on the CN and CP rail tracks affecting GO train service between Hamilton and Niagara Falls. The blockade temporarily forced the cancellation of service at the Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Hamilton and West Harbour stations and also affected CN and CP rail service.

In nearby Caledonia, Ont., protesters had also blocked a section of Highway 6.

In British Columbia, nearly two dozen people were arrested after refusing to leave blockades across the province on Tuesday. Demonstrations took place at the Port of Vancouver, the ceremonial front steps to the B.C. Legislature and some rural rail lines across the province.

Three others were arrested after blocking a CP Rail line in the B.C. Interior.

In New Hazelton, B.C., protesters quickly occupied rail lines near New Hazelton and Maple Ridge with RCMP arresting more demonstrators, including a hereditary chief. Both blockades were cleared by police before the end of the day.

In Winnipeg, Manitoba, a protest took place on Portage Avenue showing support for Tyendinaga and Wet'suwet'en Nation. The protest, which happened in front of RCMP's D Division headquarters, backed up traffic for hours and snarled streets in the West End.