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Enbridge pipeline protesters close Ontario highway

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1line9A highway near Hamilton, Ont., was blockaded for almost 90 minutes Monday morning as a group stopped traffic to protest Enbridge’s plan to reverse the flow of its pipeline that cuts through a rural area of Hamilton.

About 40 protesters staged a mock oil spill and cleanup on Highway 6 near Concession Road 6 to express their concerns about the pipeline. Six Ontario Provincial Police cruisers and two Hamilton police cruisers arrived at the scene shortly after the protest started at around 11 a.m. Police let some cars through after about half an hour. The road reopened around 12:30 p.m.

Protester Elysia Petrone, of Hamilton, said area residents are upset that the federal government has gone to extreme lengths to shut down public debate on this pipeline.

“Currently, the only body overseeing this reversal is the National Energy Board, and they’ve basically excluded any conversation about climate change, the tar sands and whether or not oil will be exported for consideration,” Petrone added.

“They get to pick and choose who gets to have a say on this.”

Many people aren’t even aware of Enbridge’s plan, Petrone said.

“A lot more people know about the Keystone XL project when we have the same deal on our back yard.”

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