Photo: CTV News
Protesters filing out onto Vancouver Island's Pat Bay Highway just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
Protesters have blocked the Pat Bay Highway (Hwy 17) on Vancouver Island, cutting the primary traffic link between Victoria and the B.C. Ferries terminal and airport.
CTV News reports activists walked onto the highway just before 2 p.m. in support of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs opposition to the Coastal Gaslink Project.
Police advised the public of the planned blockade in advance, which is expecting to run until at least 5 p.m. Commuters were advised to expect and plan for long delays. B.C. Transit said it has plans in place to reroute buses around the protest.
with files from CTV Vancouver