Nunavut judge says no to protesters, yes to Baffinland – Nunatsiaq News

Injunction states protesters may not impede mine site, especially tote road and airstrip

Even though their blockade has ended, the protesters who call themselves the Nuluujaat Land Guardians are now forbidden from returning to the Mary River iron mine to impede or obstruct activities, especially the tote road and airstrip, judge Susan Cooper has ruled.

And if they do return to impede operations, the RCMP is authorized to remove them, Cooper stated.

That’s the essence of a decision released Wednesday, in which Cooper granted a request from Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. for an interlocutory injunction to prevent more blockades.

An interlocutory injunction is a court order preventing somebody from doing certain things until after a court action is concluded.