Protestors can stay, but cant block Lemay forest access: judge – Winnipeg [Video]

A judge has granted the continuation of an injunction to the owner and developer of a St. Norbert forest, forbidding the defendants from trespassing on the property.

Justice Sarah Inness made her decision Monday, but did not grant the plaintiff’s request to extend the injunction to a strip of city-owned land the developer used to access the Lemay Forest. A camp and sacred fire were erected on the city-owned land on Dec. 26 after contractors began cutting trees in the forest three days earlier. Inness indicated the protestors can continue to occupy the site as long as they do not impede the developer’s access to the forest.

“It’s certainly what we asked the court to do,” said Kevin Toyne told reporters outside court. Toyne is representing landowner MeMaz Inc, also known as Tochal Developments Inc. “Individuals who are aware of court injunctions should abide by them, and it’s unfortunate that …