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“This is a struggle for Wet’suwet’en land..&every single person, every settler has a responsibility because this is our government..Horgan says that this is being done to uphold the public interest..this is not in our interest!”@HarshaWalia @ Vancouver City Hall #WetsuwetenStrong pic.twitter.com/yjcSrW70Mq — unchecked vibes (@disasteriamm) February 10, 2020

The rally is among a number of events taking place across B.C. in protest of the pipeline project. The events come as arrests continue to mount at protest camps near the GasLink pipeline’s construction zone.

A day earlier, protesters blockaded all three entrances to the Port of Vancouver, in a bid to put pressure on politicians and financially squeeze resource-extraction companies. It was the third day of blockades at the port.

Photo by Arlen Redekop / PNG

In late December, the Supreme Court granted GasLink an expanded injunction to clear protesters and continue construction. In response, the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs issued the company with an eviction notice in early January.

As a result, Mounties arrested 11 people Saturday who allegedly barricaded themselves in a warming centre at the 27-kilometre mark of the Morice West Forest Service Road. Those arrested are accused of breaching a court injunction related to opposition to the 670-km pipeline project that crosses Wet’suwet’en traditional territory near Smithers, located more than 1,100 km northwest of Vancouver.

Wet’suwet’en supporters say the RCMP expanded the zone covered by the court injunction when it moved in to arrest the 11 people.

Meanwhile, Indigenous youth and supporters continue to camp overnight on the front steps of the B.C. legislature in Victoria.

Protesters blocked Victoria’s downtown Johnson Street Bridge on Saturday and other groups of protesters continue their presence at Vancouver ports and railway lines in Ontario.

–With files from The Canadian Press