A pipeline, some rabbit traps, and a 300-year-old treaty – Thestar.com
March 27, 2017
Two indigenous men square off against Enbridge over pipeline work they say violates their treaty rights.
Two Haudenosaunee men are facing a court injunction filed by Enbridge Inc. that they say is denying them their traditional hunting rights.
Earlier this month, an Ontario Superior Court judge granted the injunction against Wayne Hill and Todd Williams for setting a series of live rabbit traps and blocking workers’ access at sites along Enbridge’s Line 10 pipeline.
It’s the latest move in an escalating dispute over Enbridge’s maintenance work on the pipeline, which has run through traditional Haudenosaunee territory near Hamilton since it was built in the 1960s.
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