Bill Metcalfe sent me a link to a story he wrote for The Nelson Daily: Keep an eye out for these folks - last I heard they were in Fort St. James for the JRP hearings there:
About 40 Nelson residents gathered outside Nelson City Hall at noon
today to support the four-person Kootenays to Kitimat Caravan, which
left immediately after the rally for stops in Castlegar, Grand Forks,
and points north. The caravan is travelling in opposition to the
proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline.
“We are here to say three simple things,” Keith Wiley, one of the
caravaners, said at the mic. “No pipeline. No tankers. No problem."
"The massive opposition to this project is a turning point for Canada
and Canadians," Wiley said. He and the other caravaners, all men who
are no longer young, were affectionately dubbed "The Geezer Brigade" at
the rally.
The half-hour event moved along briskly, with a few short speeches
and an upbeat but determined mood. Local politicians from federal,
provincial, and municipal governments attended and spoke.
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