Roadside rally against pipeline expansion in Langley

About 80 people took part in a roadside rally against the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion on Glover Road near the intersection with Rawlison Crescent in Fort Langley.

They carried signs that bore messages like "no Kinder Morgan surprises," "clean energy now" and "save the salmon."

The protest was near a test drilling site on Rawlison, where Kinder Morgan was doing geotechnical testing he week before.

One resident, who asked not to be named, told The Times that several large vehicles blocked off access to a community mailbox for five days.

Kwantlen First Nation member Brandon Gabriel, a co-organizer of the protest, said there are unresolved land claims and environmental concerns that need to be addressed.

He said the area where the testing was conducted is a "sensitive forest and watershed habitat."

Trans Mountain confirmed it was doing testing on two private properties in Fort Langley, one near the Salmon River and the other on Rawlison Crescent.