Prince George, B.C. – The blockade at the McLeod Lake  Indian Band Office has come to an end  with the arrest of 5 protestors.

This morning, RCMP members from Mackenzie , Chetwynd and Prince George attended the McLeod Lake Indian Band Office located at 61 Sekani Drive and the McLeod Lake Forestry Building located at 62 Sekani Drive which had been the site of a week long protest.

The RCMP had been called upon to enforce the injunction  issued B.C. Supreme Court ordering an end to the protest which started on May 24th. By the end of  that same day,  the  Band had  been granted an injunction to end the protest which  was preventing members of the Band Council from entering the Band Office.  But the protestors stayed.

At issue is the revenue  sharing deal signed  by the Band Council with  Terrane Metals.  Under the agreement, the  McLeod Lake Band would  get a share of revenue from the Mount Milligan Mine.  The protestors say the Band Council has  signed those agreements without seeking ratification from Band Members.

Police arrested 4 protestors in relation to a Supreme Court Arrest Warrant and one protestor for disobeying the Supreme Court Civil Injunction Order. Police say the arrests were made without incident.

Those arrested were transported to the Prince George Law Courts where they will appear before a Supreme Court Justice to speak to these matters.

In addition, 3 community Elders and 2 other protestors, who were also under a Supreme Court Warrant, turned themselves over to the Prince George Supreme Court to answer to their involvement with the blockade.