Protesters supporting Palestine obstruct access to Metro Vancouver container port
Police in British Columbia say demonstrators have disrupted access to a major Metro Vancouver container port terminal, with the protesters calling for an end to what they call “Canada’s weapons trade with Israel.”
Delta Police say on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that officers at Deltaport are “working to resolve” the protest’s impact.
Police ask motorists to avoid the area of the protest, which coincides with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
The protesters say in a news release they are students from the University of British Columbia and other community members.
They say the demonstration also targets a Global Container Terminals executive who is a board member at UBC, and shared photos showing a long line of trucks blocked by flag-waving protesters.
A similar protest in April disrupted operations at Deltaport for several hours.
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The Port of Vancouver is the largest port in Canada, and GCT Deltaport is the country’s largest container terminal with capacity to handle 2.4 million standard 20-foot containers every year.
