Highway 6 bypass blocked for hours as part of nation-wide protests

By Kaitlyn Clark

The Haldimand Press

CALEDONIA—Traffic was bumper-to-bumper along Argyle Street in Caledonia as traffic that would normally bypass the town was forced to travel through it on February 10, 2020.

A small group of protestors blocked off access to the bypass at the southern end next to Argyle Street South with their vehicles, beginning around 1:30 p.m.

The group held signs, which included messages such as: “Water is sacred – No pipelines!”, “Kill the black snake”, “Frack off”, “The world is watching…”, and “Haudenosaunee no consent”.

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The demonstration remained across the roadway until 6 p.m. that night, when the bypass was reopened.