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A blockade by land and water in support of the Wet’suwet’en against the Coastal GasLink pipeline blocked Highway 17 traffic for a brief time Monday morning from getting to B.C. Ferries’ Swartz Bay Terminal on Vancouver Island.

The blockade, which ended around 9 a.m., initially caused the halt and delays of several morning sailings out of B.C. Ferries’ Swartz Bay Terminal, all of which were held until traffic could be allowed through.

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A number of Southern Gulf Islands sailings were also delayed by kayakers in the water, linked to the road blockade.

Just before 9 a.m., B.C. Ferries said traffic was once again flowing to the terminal, though all sailings would be delayed until traffic on the highway had cleared.