By The Canadian Press

RCMP

RCMP on scene at an oil lease road blockade in northern Alberta

May 8, 2024 | 3:39 PM

PEACE RIVER, Alta. – Police say they’re present at a blockade of an oil lease road in northern Alberta but aren’t enforcing an injunction for members of a local First Nation to clear the site.

Cpl. Mathew Howell says RCMP are keeping the peace and trying to get representatives of Obsidian Energy and the Woodland Cree First Nation to resolve the dispute.

The dispute began in February.

The First Nation says it hasn’t been consulted on Obsidian’s expansion plans and has concerns about earthquakes resulting from company activity.

Obsidian faced an environmental protection order from Alberta’s energy regulator after causing the largest earthquake in the province’s history in 2022.

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Meanwhile, Obsidian says the First Nation is trying to force it into hiring only members of the Woodland Cree.

Woodland Cree members are blocking a road that the company was using to conduct maintenance on a pipeline site.

(The Canadian Press)