West Coast Express service to resume for Tuesday commute

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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — West Coast Express will run Tuesday morning after an earlier demonstration blocking tracks in Maple Ridge has been cleared.

All train service was cancelled Monday afternoon when protesters gathered on the tracks near Port Haney Station in Maple Ridge. Now that trains are able to return to Mission, service will return to normal.

The Red Braid Alliance said Canadian Pacific Rail police gave protesters a 15-minute grace period to clear out of the area, and they complied.


Ridge Meadows RCMP assisted CP police to end the protest.

“The goal for police in any circumstance is to ensure the safety of everyone and attempt to bring any situation to a peaceful resolution,” said Constable Julie Klaussner in a release. “This includes police preparing for every contingency and possible outcome that could arise and, in this situation, we had a peaceful resolution.”

No arrests have been reported.

Meanwhile, a separate protest has the intersection at Clark Drive and Hastings Street shut down, blocking access to the Port of Vancouver.

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