September 21, 2015 — Protesters who had been attempting to block a fish farm on Vancouver Island say they will return to their camp unless the Norwegian company behind the site removes its docks and equipment, as protesters had expected.
Protesters who call themselves the Yaakswiis Warriors said representatives from Cermaq, an aquaculture company with operations in Canada, Chile and Norway, recently promised to remove the installation at a site near Ahousaht, B.C., on Monday morning. A small group of opponents had been blockading the site, located north of Tofino, since Sept. 9, citing potential environmental damage that could result from the plant.
But while Cermaq vessels were nearby, nothing was moved, even though protesters who had previously blockaded the site and their supporters waited several hours in the hopes of seeing some activity.
“About 15 of us went out on four boats this morning just before first light, about 6 a.m. and we waited out there for near six hours,” said Sacheen Seitcham, a spokeswoman for the protesters. “They were about 10 minutes away… the barge was there, with the crane on it, and the tugboat was there.”
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