A rail blockade has seen set up east of Kamloops on Neskonlith Band lands, west of Chase, across from the Neskonlith Band Hall on Canadian Pacific rail tracks.

It was put up around 8:30 a.m. this morning by band members acting in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline.

“We are standing on the tracks across the highway from Neskonlith Hall,” wrote Anushka Azadi on facebook.

The RCMP are on scene at this time according to multiple callers, while NL News has learned that Neskonlith Chief Judy Wilson is trying to mediate the situation.

There is no word on when the blockades will be taken down, or how long the protesters plan to be set up.

Kamloops South Thompson MLA Todd Stone, who’s riding includes the area, says while people have a right to protest, illegal protests like the rail blockades around the country cannot be tolerated.

“I think British Columbians are increasingly getting frustrated at not being able to get to work or goods not being able to be shipped to their place of work,” he told NL News. “The NDP need to show some leadership on this and put the people of British Columbia and the economy of this province at the top of their priority list. Bottom line is, enough is enough.”

He says government’s response to the blockades so far has been poor.

“The only people that seem to be stepping up and doing something about this are the private companies. The provincial government in particular is missing in action on this,” Stone added.

“I am hearing daily now from lots of constituents that enough is enough. It’s time to put the people of this province and economy at the centre of our government’s priorities.”

There have been nationwide protests and blockades this week after RCMP began enforcing an injunction earlier this month against the hereditary chiefs and their supporters in Northern BC.

(Photo via Anushka Azadi on facebook)