Protesters calling for an end to the old logging development in BC blocked the lanes at Lions Gate shortly after 8am. “Please wait for delays as congestion overcomes,” the BC Department of Transportation tweeted. Protesters were also expected to block part of the Trans-Canada Highway in Revelstoke. “Above our dead bodies we will let the provincial government destroy the beautiful British Columbia. We are trying to protect this country and the province from social collapse, which is now locked in due to inaction on climate change,” said Julia Thorgerson. , a spokesman for Save Old Growth, in a press release issued before the protest. This is the second time this week that team members have disrupted traffic on a major bridge. On Monday, four people were arrested after the lanes were blocked at the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge.
