Indigenous-led rail blockade force Canada railway closures

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Protestors are fighting construction of 670km pipeline project through their traditional lands in westernmost Canada. FMTNews Railway Canada

People stand near the train tracks on day 8 of the train blockade in Canada.

“With over 400 trains cancelled during the last week and new protests that emerged at strategic locations on our mainline, we have decided that a progressive shutdown of our Eastern Canadian operations is the responsible approach to take for the safety of our employees and the protesters,” CN chief executive JJ Ruest said.

State-subsidised transport company Via Rail also halted nationwide its passenger trains that use CN tracks. The pipeline is part of a Can$40 billion natural gas export project that also includes a new Pacific coast terminal.

 

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