Protesters have tried to bypass an RCMP blockade on the Trans-Canada Highway in British Columbia’s Shuswap region, amid tensions over the refusal of some residents to obey wildfire evacuation orders.
Live social media videos of the incident posted Wednesday evening show about 20 protesters confronting a blockade of police cars near the lakeside community of Sorrento.
They tell officers they do not believe politicians have the right to prevent them using the road, and that it is illegal for the RCMP to block it.
The group, which organized itself on Facebook, had hoped to rally enough support to push through the closure to
