Kanahus Manuel (Image Credit: Twitter / Kanahus Manuel)

By James Peters

Trans Mountain Expansion

Tiny House Warrior twins found guilty in 2019 confrontation near Blue River Trans Mountain site

May 19, 2021 | 2:41 PM

KAMLOOPS — Two Indigenous protesters have been found guilty after a 2019 confrontation with security personnel outside a Trans Mountain pumping station near Blue River.

In B.C. Provincial Court in Kamloops Wednesday (May 19), Kanahus Manuel was found guilty of theft under $5,000 in the incident. Her twin sister Mayuk Manuel was found guilty of intimidation using violence or threats.

A sentencing date will be set June 7.

The Manuel sisters are part of Tiny House Warriors, a group dedicated to preventing construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

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Video posted to Manuel’s social media feed showed part of the September 30, 2019 confrontation.

WATCH: (Warning: Language. Video Credit: Twitter / Kanahus Manuel)

About three weeks after the September incident, Kanahus Manuel and fellow Tiny House Warrior Isha Jules were arrested after a confrontation with road maintenance workers near Valemount.

Manuel claimed RCMP members broke her wrist as they took her into custody.

Manuel and Jules face mischief charges in that incident, with a trial date set for June 16.