CALEDONIA, Ont. (CP) - A native group is holding up train traffic in eastern Ontario to show support for native protesters maintaining barricades in Caledonia, south of Hamilton.
Tyendinaga Mohawk protesters lit bonfires around midnight beside CN Rail tracks on their territory about 20 kilometres east of Belleville, Ont.
By sunrise, at least six CN freight trains were waiting to get through, according to Tyendinega Mohawk spokesman Shawn Brant.
VIA Rail says as a result of the blockage, trains operating between Toronto and Kingston, Ont., in both directions are being replaced by chartered bus this morning.
The buses will make all regularly scheduled stops at VIA stations and some delays are likely, according to a statement issued by Via Rail.
Brant says about 30 Mohawks on the scene will remain "until proper, dignified and respectful talks" are held to resolve the Caledonia dispute.
See photo of burning bridge at this link;
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/photo/21042006 ... -2006.html
Tyendinaga Mohawk protesters lit bonfires around midnight beside CN Rail tracks on their territory about 20 kilometres east of Belleville, Ont.
By sunrise, at least six CN freight trains were waiting to get through, according to Tyendinega Mohawk spokesman Shawn Brant.
VIA Rail says as a result of the blockage, trains operating between Toronto and Kingston, Ont., in both directions are being replaced by chartered bus this morning.
The buses will make all regularly scheduled stops at VIA stations and some delays are likely, according to a statement issued by Via Rail.
Brant says about 30 Mohawks on the scene will remain "until proper, dignified and respectful talks" are held to resolve the Caledonia dispute.
See photo of burning bridge at this link;
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/photo/21042006 ... -2006.html