Wet’suwet’en Nation solidarity rally held in Sault Ste. Marie

SAULT STE. MARIE -- Rallies in support of the Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs, who are opposed to a pipeline project on First Nation land in B.C., have been happening all across the province.

Thursday, Feb. 20 at 12 p.m., a rally is being held in Sault Ste. Marie.

The rally will happen at the first set of lights entering the Sault from the east, at the corner of the Trans-Canada Highway and Trunk Road.

Traffic in the area is expected to slow down from noon to 1 p.m.

More to come on this developing story….

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  People gather outside of Queen's Park during a Family Day march in support of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in Toronto on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. (Tijana Martin / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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  Hereditary Chief Ronnie West, centre, from the Lake Babine First Nation, sings and beats a drum during a solidarity march after Indigenous nations and supporters gathered for a meeting to show support for the Wet'suwet'en Nation, in Smithers, B.C., on January 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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  Supporters of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and who oppose the Costal Gaslink pipeline take part in a rally in Smithers B.C., on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (Jason Franson / THE CANADIAN PRESS)