A solidarity march will be held in Niagara Falls on Sunday February 16th starting at 2pm. The march will begin at the intersection of highway 420 and Stanley Ave in Niagara Falls and will travel down the 420 to the Rainbow Bridge border crossing.

Demonstrators are planning to block traffic during the duration of the march, so alternative travel routes via the Peace Bridge or the Queenston-Lewiston bridge should be planned.

The event will be peaceful and will be supported by Niagara Regional Police escort.

Tensions between the federal government and indigenous communities have soured since the approval of a pipeline expansion in BC was approved to move forward despite concerns from some indigenous leaders in the area.

Similar demonstrations have been organized across the country including a crippling railway blockade in Belleville.

Federal Indigenous Services minister Marc Miller is meeting with representatives of the Mohawk Nation today to discuss the Belleville blockade.