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Four arrested as blockade of key B.C. border crossing stretches into second day: RCMP

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COVID-19 measures continued into a second day, Surrey RCMP said.Highway 15 remained closed between 1st and 8th Avenue, according to DriveBC, and highway traffic cameras showed access to the route blocked by police vehicles.Surrey RCMP said Sunday the border crossing was closed an all vehicle access to the border area south of 8th Avenue was suspended.“Safety is our priority in this situation, this is a very high emotion protest where we want to do as much as we can to try and keep people calm, even as we move forward with arrests,” Surrey RCMP Sgt.

Elenore Sturko said.Police formed a line around 12:30 p.m. and began moving protesters north on Highway 15, away from the border post and toward 4th Avenue.

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