VANCOUVER – Kinder Morgan has been granted an injunction by a B.C. Supreme Court judge to remove protesters from Burnaby Mountain.
The protesters, who have been staked out on the mountain for two months, have until 4 p.m. on Monday to take down their camp.
A lawyer for Kinder Morgan argued in court last week that the activists have prevented field studies to build the Trans Mountain pipeline in the area, which were approved by the National Energy Board.
The protesters say they have been exercising their right to free speech. Kinder Morgan also filed a multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit against them.
In a statement Kinder Morgan says they have been conducting studies since late August to determine if a two-kilometre section of the pipeline through the mountain is safe.
“We made a commitment in the consultation to listen closely and do our best to respond to concerns. We want to keep our commitment,” says Ian Anderson, president of Kinder Morgan Canada, in a statement. “The people who are trying to do the studies on Burnaby Mountain are your neighbours – they’re everyday men and women who are trying to carry out lawful work. We ask the protesters to exercise their rights in a respectful manner and allow our team to get the evidence needed to respond to requests made in our consultation.”
The studies include two six-inch bore holes, about 250 metres in depth, and taking core samples at two locations.
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