Tiny House Warriors (Image Credit: Facebook / Tiny House Warriors)

By James Peters

Pipeline Protest

‘It’s time for it to stop’: North Thompson rally planned to denounce Tiny House Warriors’ behaviour

Jul 21, 2020 | 11:24 AM

BLUE RIVER, B.C. — “Enough is enough.”

Those are the sentiments of Darren Bowser, a Simpcw First Nation member and former Chu Chua resident discussing the behaviour of pipeline protestors set up near Blue River.

Bowser says the Tiny House Warriors (THW) are making life miserable for many around Blue River — not by opposing the Trans Mountain expansion but by the way they are interacting with the community at large.

“They’ve outstayed their welcome,” Bowser told CFJC Today. “They’re using abusive methods toward children and women and using all sorts of derogatory comments and racist (comments). It’s just not cool.”

“It’s not just one incident; it’s not just something that happens every third week. It’s something that happens every second or third day in Blue River… It’s time for it to stop.”

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Earlier this month, the chiefs of the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc and Simpcw First Nations called on THW to “stand down”. The group responded with a Facebook message linking Chiefs Rosanne Casimir and Shelly Loring to sex trafficking. The chiefs are considering legal action. THW declined to comment to CFJC Today about the social media post, but expressed their determination to continue their protest.

Bowser is organizing a rally this Saturday (July 25) beginning at 11:00 a.m. in Blue River for those who want to express that THW should end its protest.

“It’s how they’re conducting business. I have no argument with pro-pipeline or anti-pipeline, who you want to protest about or what your beliefs are. It’s how you do business,” said Bowser. “They’re disrupting the peaceful lives of the Blue River residents and the North Thompson people and we’re tired of it.

“Now, they’re publicly lashing out at both chiefs and comments are being made on social media about people. Enough is enough.”