The City of Burnaby has asked anti-pipeline protesters camping near Kinder Morgan’s Westridge Marine Terminal to move on.
Last week, parks staff issued a notice informing the protesters that they are violating the city’s bylaw against camping in a public park.
“It’s our standard notice for overnight encampment in parks,” said Dave Ellenwood, head of the city’s parks department. “We didn’t give them a real deadline (to leave), but the expectation is a few days.”
A small handful of protesters set up a new camp close to the Westridge terminal, where tankers fill up with crude. They moved there after clearing out from Burnaby Mountain, following the 10-day standoff with police and Kinder Morgan crews. The new camp is on part of Barnet Marine Park, which is city land.
“We always like to achieve voluntary compliance,” Ellenwood said. “If they don’t look like they are going to voluntary comply we have to figure out what to do next.”
