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Grand Chief Stewart Phillip arrested at Kinder Morgan protest

The Canadian Press , 27 Nov, 2014 12:01 PM

VANCOUVER — A prominent B.C. First Nations leader has been arrested for violating a court order, the same as more than other 100 other activists who have already opposed Kinder Morgan's plans to expand an existing pipeline.

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip crossed a police line Thursday on Burnaby Mountain, where the company is conducting technical studies for the Trans Mountain project.

The act of defiance came on the same day a lawyer for the energy giant was back in B.C. Supreme Court applying to have an injunction order extended from Dec. 1 to Dec. 12.

Phillip declared he would get arrested as a matter of principle to support the other "brave and courageous" activists, before clasping hands with other First Nations elders and marching towards the RCMP.

A man beat a native drum and the crowd of supporters sang an indigenous melody as Phillip stepped through dense brush to be escorted away by police.

A lawyer for Kinder Morgan has told a B.C. Supreme Court judge that the company's initial application included incorrect GPS co-ordinates and that the errors could be an issue for the ongoing arrests for civil contempt.

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