Brief traffic blockade at Muskrat Falls site during 4th day of protest

Demonstrators returned to the Muskrat Falls gates on Tuesday to briefly block traffic, on the fourth day of continuing protests.

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A small group of protesters were demonstrating, and briefly a truck was blocked from exiting the Muskrat Falls site Tuesday afternoon.

Protestors say the truck they decided to block had been driven unsafely around their demonstration.  

Tony Wolfrey Sr. said he planned to slow the vehicle down on its way into the site by walking alongside it, but the truck sped up instead.

"We were letting him go past or go in slowly but this feller here decided to speed up instead of slow down and that's the reason he's still there," he said.

RCMP officers responded to the scene and after speaking to the driver and protesters, the truck was able to carry on its way.

Protests have continued at multiple locations throughout the day.

The protestors have been asking Nalcor to reconsider their plan to flood the reservoir at the hydroelectric project site on the Churchill River in Labrador.

Tuesday's demonstrations were smaller and quieter than earlier protests, which started on Saturday. Nine people were arrested during Monday's protests in Labrador. They were released with conditions later that day. 

The building that houses the Labrador Aboriginal Affairs office in Happy Valley-Goose Bay was closed Tuesday, as demonstrations continued for a second day.

In Corner Brook, protesters gathered at the Sir Richard Squires building Tuesday afternoon.

According to a press release, all were "invited to support the clear-cutting of the reservoir to mitigate the effects of methylmercury on central Labrador's people and ecosystem, and to show solidarity with those protesting in Labrador."

While the protesters have been ordered to stay clear of the entrance to the work site, they are allowed to be on the other side of the road.