Halalt First Nation lowers road blockade Thursday after aquifer terms reached

March 11, 2010
Halalt First Nation’s two-week water-well protest block­ade on Chemai­nus Road was tak­en down Thurs­day morn­ing around 8:30 a.m.

Band staff con­firmed mem­bers removed the peace­ful block­ade that has angered motorists and spawned mis­chief on and near Halalt ter­ri­to­ry since being erect­ed Feb. 25.

March 11, 2010
Halalt First Nation’s two-week water-well protest block­ade on Chemai­nus Road was tak­en down Thurs­day morn­ing around 8:30 a.m.

Band staff con­firmed mem­bers removed the peace­ful block­ade that has angered motorists and spawned mis­chief on and near Halalt ter­ri­to­ry since being erect­ed Feb. 25.

Low­er­ing the block­ade fol­lowed terms nego­ti­at­ed Wednes­day by Halalt lead­ers and nation­al Native chiefs, the province, and North Cowichan coun­cil.

That deal con­cerns Halalt aquifer sup­ply and con­trol demands sur­round­ing North Cowichan’s $5.7‑million Chemai­nus Riv­er Wells-Water Project near­ing com­ple­tion.