WEST KELOWNA — After six days, First Nations chiefs have ended their occupation of Christy Clark’s constituency office in West Kelowna.
The demonstration began last Wednesday when a handful of native chiefs from the Nicola Valley occupied the office to take a stand against bio-solid sewage waste being trucked from the Okanagan to land near Merritt.
The demonstrators are calling for a moratorium on the shipments of the bio-solids until a resolution can be found. Despite the ongoing occupation of Clark’s office, the Government has had little reaction other than some dialogue with the protestors which went nowhere.
The native leaders say they’ve decided to end their occupation after being guaranteed a high-level meeting with government officials Tuesday in Merritt.
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