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Protesters taking case back to court
by IRWIN LOY, 24 HOURS •
Tuesday May 30, 2006 at 06:08 AM
Eagleridge protesters will be back in court this morning for another last-ditch effort to block highway expansion through their beloved bluffs.
Protesters taking case back to court By IRWIN LOY, 24 HOURS
Eagleridge protesters will be back in court this morning for another last-ditch effort to block highway expansion through their beloved bluffs. The Coalition to Save Eagleridge Bluffs wants a chance to appeal an injunction that's stopping them from holding up construction to the area they say is environmentally sensitive. Two previous attempts for a stay of proceedings were unsuccessful. Despite 23 arrests Friday, protesters were back in the area yesterday morning. Some were trying to stop loggers from cutting trees near the Black Mountain hiking trail, but no arrests were made. "They're taking trees out. It's awful what's going on," said Liz Byrd, who was one of those arrested Friday. "We're going to keep fighting it." Ned Jacobs was also arrested Friday - his first arrest since he demonstrated against the Vietnam War as a 17-year-old. "I know it's a last-ditch effort now," said Jacobs, the son of renowned urbanist Jane Jacobs. "But we are desperately trying to save this place." Protesters want the province to either tunnel underneath the bluffs or expand the existing highway that wraps around it now. Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon insists the overland, four-lane option is the cheapest. The district of West Vancouver previously failed in a lawsuit that sought to overturn a federal environmental review allowing the route.
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