Defend our coast rally in Kitimat

Protest rally
Protesters march down Kingfisher Ave, during the Defend Our Coast Rally in Kitimat, Nov. 16, 2013. (Robin Rowland/Northwest Coast Energy News)

About 250 people took part in the Defend Our Coast Rally at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. The Kitimat protest was part of what organizers said were 130 rallies across Canada to protest environmentally threatening energy developments including the Alberta bitumen sands and various pipeline projects under the labels of Defend Our Climate or Defend Our Coast.

 

Gerald Amos
Gerald Amos addresses the rally. (Robin Rowland/Northwest Coast Energy News)
Kelly Marsh
Kelly Marsh speaks about his studies that show small or mid-level pipeline breaches are inevitable. (Robin Rowland/Northwest Coast Energy News)
Protest
Family at the rally. (Robin Rowland/Northwest Coast Energy News)
Patricia Lange
Patricia Lange addresses the rally. (Robin Rowland/Northwest Coast Energy News)
Protesters join arms
Protesters join arms, a feature of every one of the rallies across Canada. (Robin Rowland/Northwest Coast Energy News)
Protest march
The protest march on Kingfisher. (Robin Rowland/Northwest Coast Energy News)
Protest march
The protest march. (Robin Rowland/Northwest Coast Energy News)