Hundreds of people gathered to show their support for the 'Pilgrimage to Burns Bog' and to voice their distaste for the Gateway project and the South Fraser Perimeter Road. Having already destroyed hundreds of acres of Canada's most fertile farmland it is likely the construction of the South Fraser Perimeter Road is going to damage or destroy a large section of the of the 'Lungs of the Lower Mainland' a name given to Burns Bog because of it's ability to absorb tremendous amounts of carbon.
Dubbed an 'interfaith pilgrimage' people from all walks of life attended the rally which began on the north side of the Alex Fraser bridge. As the protesters reached the summit of the bridge an enormous 'Climate Action Now' banner was unfurled on the south end of the bridge on empty lots where many houses have already been bulldozed to make way for the new container truck route.
Thanks for the great report and helping to raise awareness about the threats to the Bog from the SFPR development.
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