Protesters have tried to bypass an RCMP blockade on the Trans-Canada Highway in British Columbia's Shuswap region, amid tensions over the refusal of some residents to obey wildfire evacuation orders.
Live social media videos of the incident posted Wednesday evening show about 20 protesters confronting a blockade of police cars near the lakeside community of Sorrento.
"This is a warning to all you Canadians out there, this is what's coming," says one man after confronting police in a video of the Sorrento incident, referring to the police blockade at the intersection of Blind Bay Road. Wildfire service information officer Forrest Tower said Wednesday that people have the right to choose to stay on private property, but asked those still in evacuation zones to communicate with the service.
She said some local residents with skills to help battle fires are being recruited now to join the wildfire fight, but others must leave.
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