Tolko and West Fraser logging operations near Williams Lake halted by Tsilhqot’in protesters

Tolko and West Fraser logging operations near Williams Lake has been halted by Tsilhqot’in First Nation protesters. Jerry Mooney of Tolko said 55 of one of its contractor’s employees are being affected by the blockades Sept. 23. “It appears it’s four or five individuals near our logging camp at the junction of the 2800 and 3200 Roads,” Mooney is quoted in the Williams Lake Tribune. Yunesit’in (Stone) Chief Russell Myers Ross said the peaceful blockade is the result of frustrations boiling over. On Sept. 13, another blockade was set up to stop equipment going into an area known as Yannah. “I think this is the tip of the iceberg,” Myers Ross said. “There is a sentiment in the community that there is a lot of overharvesting throughout the whole area.”