A protest continued on Friday, February 7, 2020 east of Belleville blocking all rail lines.
Tyendinaga protesters are started blocking rail lines in support of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation on Thursday.
Protestors said there is no time line when the rail lines will re-open.
The RCMP enforced an injunction against the Wet’suwet’en First Nation supporters who are opposed to the Coastal GasLink Pipeline.
Today’s Northumberland spoke with spokesperson Andrew Brant at the rail blockade.
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A message from VIA Rail.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to the protesters currently blocking tracks near Belleville, Ontario, train service between Montreal and Toronto and between Ottawa and Toronto is affected in both directions on Friday, February 7, 2020. None of the trains on these two routes will operate until the issue is resolved. We are asking passengers to check our online tools for departures and arrivals updates.
VIA Rail will be automatically refunding all segments affected by this service disruption. Please note that your refund may take up to 10 days to process.
If your reservation includes a return trip that you wish to cancel, please call 1 888 VIA-RAIL (1 888 842-7245) or TTY 1 800 268-9503 (hearing impaired).