City of Winnipeg crews clear blockade at Brady Road landfill
CBC
Police and City of Winnipeg crews are tearing down a blockade at the entrance to a Winnipeg landfill four days after a judge granted an injunction ordering protesters to clear the road.
Heavy machinery scooped up the pieces of wood and tires that formed the barricade and deposited it into a truck on Tuesday morning, while police spoke to the protesters at the site.
The blockade was built on July 6 after Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said her government won't pay for a search of the Prairie Green landfill, north of Winnipeg, where police believe the remains of two First Nations women — Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran — were taken last year.
A Manitoba judge granted the City of Winnipeg the injunction on Friday afternoon, but the protesters continued to occupy the road.
Winnipeg police confirmed they're at the blockade site. They're holding a news conference about the situation at the landfill at 11:05 a.m., which CBC News will livestream here, on Facebook and CBC Gem.
The City of Winnipeg said a statement is forthcoming.
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