B.C. hereditary chief gets house arrest for pipeline blockade

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief Dtsa’hyl will spend 60 days under house arrest for trying to stop the Coastal GasLink pipeline being built through his traditional territory. He was convicted of blockading a road to a pipeline work camp and disabling heavy equipment.

B.C. hereditary chief gets house arrest for pipeline blockade
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Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief Dtsa’hyl will spend 60 days under house arrest for trying to stop the Coastal GasLink pipeline being built through his traditional territory. He was convicted of blockading a road to a pipeline work camp and disabling heavy equipment.