Contested B.C. fence along U.S. border has been taken down, police say [Video]

An unauthorized fence that sparked an international investigation after it was erected in B.C. along the U.S.-Canada border has been taken down, according to police.

The Delta Police Department, which recommended the fence be put up after a B.C. senior inadvertently crossed into the U.S. and died in 2023, said it was taken down Thursday morning after a meeting between the police chief and city manager concluded that the barrier “should be removed immediately.”

“Considerations for other options in the future to mitigate the risks identified in the assessment will be explored,” the department said in a statement.

Delta residents were not happy about the unguarded, black chain-link fence that was put up earlier this month, a project that the mayor and city council said they were not consulted on beforehand.

On Wednesday, the International Boundary Commission, a bi-national organization responsible for regulating construction close to the Canada-U.S. border, confirmed …