It’s full-blown Lemayhem in St. Norbert.
On Wednesday morning, protesters blocked the road to Lemay Forest in an effort to stop more tree cutting in the area.
Drama has been unfolding in the forest for several months after Tochal Developments—the landowner—started cutting trees in September.
They were stopped soon after, but once they got a permit to remove the trees, the felling continued before Christmas.
Most recently, a court-ordered injunction against a group protesting was extended Monday, which prevents protesters from blocking a specific area of Lemay Forest.
On Wednesday, Tochal planner John Wintrup showed up with a truck and bobcat to continue removing trees, but the road into the forest was blocked.
“We have notified the police as of this morning and Indigenous Relations with the City of Winnipeg police, and we’ve asked them to be present today because we don’t want an altercation, and we’ve asked them to at very least uphold the cemeteries …