Laurie Embree was sentenced to 7 days in jail for blocking the gates to stop construction at Kinder Morgan’s oil tanker terminal, the first Protector to risk jail time. She was released Saturday August 4.

“I am sorry if at times we have appeared to be angry. You see, these things are urgent. Last year my first grandchild was born. He arrived during the swirling smoke storm of summer, caused by the unprecedented wildfires in the woods and dry scrub in the interior, yet another terrifying manifestation of our rapidly changing climate. For almost a week he couldn’t go out into the world. “

Reverend Emilie Smith and Pastor Steve Heinrichs were arrested April 20

Arrests come one day after two women sentenced to 7 days in jail for blockading construction

Laurie Embree of 108 Mile Ranch was arrested in June and is the first of nine to face jail time as activists vow increased resistance on Burnaby Mountain

Assembly of First Nations National Youth Council calls for Executive and Chiefs to take stand against Kinder Morgan pipeline July…

July 21, 2018, Unceded Coast Salish Territories (Burnaby, BC): Statement from the Watch House – Kwekwecnewtxw Protect the Inlet Project:…

Over 100 canoes and kayaks took to the water to protect the inlet.

Lambert is no stranger to being in the spotlight. She is the former president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and has faced large throngs of media, as well as tense standoffs with provincial governments.
She’s fierce, to be sure, but I can imagine what an overwhelming and emotional experience Saturday must have been for her.