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It's another day of action for the allies of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs.

Traffic is blocked in all directions at the intersection of Clark Drive and East Hastings Street, according to Vancouver police.

The Wet'suwet'en Solidarity, Coast Salish Territories Twitter feed declares that people are not planning on leaving the site.

"The economy is not a person so it cannot be held hostage," Indigenous activist Herb Varley said, according to the Twitter feed. "Violence cannot be wrought upon it. Quite the opposite it is Indigenous peoples who are experiencing violence."

This direct action comes in the wake of the Ontario Provincial Police taking down Tyendinaga Mohawks' camp and making several arrests this morning beside CN Rail's line near Belleville, Ontario.

The Mohawks and others in various parts of Canada have staged solidarity actions to support Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, who oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline crossing their unceded traditional territory.

The blockades have been taking place since early February, when RCMP entered traditional Wet'suwet'en territory to arrest the chiefs' invited guests and Wet'suwet'en traditionalists along the Morice West Forest Service Road.

TransLink has tweeted that buses going along East Hastings Street are bypassing this area.

They're doing this by turning on Hawks Avenue and Commercial Drive, and moving along Cordova or Powell streets, before going back onto East Hastings Street.

Meanwhile, another blockade has been created along the CP rail line in Maple Ridge.

According to the Red Braid Alliance for Decolonial Socialism, the trains have been shut down in both directions.

TransLink has suspended West Coast Express commuter rail service in response to the tracks being blocked.

Wet'suwet'en allies converge on legislature

A large crowd has also gathered at the B.C. legislature in Victoria, where officials have already obtained a court order prohibiting the blocking of entrances.

In addition, there's a blockade on CN Rail tracks near New Hazelton in Gitxkan traditional territory.

Actions are also taking place in other parts of Canada, as the tweets below show:

Earlier today, the spokespeople for the Gidimt'en clan and the Unist'ot'en house sent messages to the Tyendinaga Mohawks, which you can see below.

Update

CP police have given notice to the Maple Ridge group that they will be arrested and charged with trespass if they don't vacate the tracks.