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Saturday April 11

SURREY — Activists South of the Fraser marked the riding office of provincial Highways Minister Kevin Falcon a “Global Warming Crime Scene” this morning, and piled sand used by Ministry contractors for highway construction in front of the door.

Residents from Surrey and Delta took part in the event at 108-17700 56 Ave, to send a message to government that Gateway freeway expansion is unacceptable given the climate crisis.

Saturday also saw citizens from West Vancouver to Chilliwack hoist banners on Highway 1 overpasses across the region in a coordinated Day of Action, with slogans such as “Stop the Gateway to Global Warming” and “Better Transit, Not Freeways”. Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in BC, and emissions will rise substantially if the Gateway Project is built.

“Kevin Falcon is a Climate Criminal, bulldozing us with freeways, and roasting the planet with greenhouse gases,” said Surrey resident Jim Shook as he attached large strips of yellow “Global Warming Crime Scene” tape across the door to Falcon’s office. “In solidarity with the region-wide Day of Action on Highway 1, we declare this a ‘Global Warming Crime Scene’ and return this freeway construction material to let him know that he should cancel the Gateway project immediately.”

The activists emptied buckets of highway construction sand in front of the office, taken from an area of recently bulldozed homes in Surrey’s Bridgeview neighbourhood that is being dumped with sand to prepare for possible construction of the South Fraser Perimeter Road.

According to Bridgeview resident Sonia Nazar, “Kevin Falcon has raped our community for his billion dollar freeway scheme, but our transit system is still starved for cash. Would he do this to his own neighbourhood?”

“Thousands of people from throughout Metro Vancouver have signed petitions against Gateway,” says Carmen Mills, spokesperson for GatewaySucks.org. “The people of the region are clearly opposed to this project, and we will make our voices heard. With this action, we’re saying it loud and clear: No Falcon Freeways!”

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For more info, see http://www.gatewaysucks.org

For regional polling, see http://www.alturl.com/6882

For more on the climate crisis, see http://www.350.org