Six people were arrested for refusing to leave after officers allowed the group “to peacefully assemble and express themselves,” said Vancouver police spokesman Sgt. Steve Addison.
“VPD officers asked the protesters to step aside so the bridge could reopen,” Addison said. “Four adult women and two adult men who refused to move were arrested for mischief and intimidation by blocking a roadway.”A group called Extinction Rebellion had planned a march and gathering on the bridge as an act of civil disobedience to protest old-growth logging in B.C.Article content
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