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Indigenous blockade lifted at $1.45-billion B.C. hospital project — for now

Still no resolution to dispute over union rules governing Cowichan Valley construction
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Work resumed at the construction site of the new Cowichan District Hospital on Dec. 13 after workers took down their blockade that had stopped work since Dec. 2. All that remained was a pile of wood that the protesters had used to keep warm during the blockade. (Robert Barron/Citizen)

After 11 days of the work stoppage at the construction site of $1.45 billion hospital on Vancouver Island, work resumed on the morning of Dec. 13 after the protest lines were taken down.

All that remained of the protesters from the contracting companies that fall under the banner of Cowichan Tribes-owned Khowutzun Development Corporation on Tuesday morning was a pile of wood the workers were burning in a barrel to keep warm during the dispute.

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Robert Barron

About the Author: Robert Barron

Since 2016, I've had had the pleasure of working with our dedicated staff and community in the Cowichan Valley.
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