Climate protesters block traffic at Kitchener roundabout on Monday commute
'I'd like to have a future ... we're trying to preserve our world,' 23-year-old Emily Steers says
Holding signs and banners, demonstrators blocked crosswalks at a Kitchener roundabout Monday morning, bringing traffic to a stop intermittently during the busy morning commute.
The protest by about a dozen people took place at the roundabout at Bridge Street and Lancaster Street, interrupting access to the bridge.
The demonstration started just before 8 a.m. and wrapped up around 9 a.m.
The demonstration was part of a larger cross-country effort by Extinction Rebellion Canada. Similar protesters took place in Halifax, Toronto, and were planned in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C.
Emily Steers, 23, was one of the people taking part in the Kitchener protest. She said she was there "because I'd like to have a future. For any children I'd like to have ... we are trying to preserve our world."
Extinction Rebellion Canada is holding climate protests across Canada today, including Kitchener at the Bridgeport roundabout. The group was blocking traffic for a couple minutes at a time. About 10 people here. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kw?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kw</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCKW891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBCKW891</a> <a href="https://t.co/62aynFmFqA">pic.twitter.com/62aynFmFqA</a>
—@JHazlewoodCBCDuring intervals when protesters were not standing in crosswalks blocking traffic, they stood alongside the roundabout holding signs.
Emily Steers is 23 years old. She says she’s here “because I’d like to have a future. For any children I’d like to have ... we are trying preserve our world.” <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCKW891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBCKW891</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kw?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kw</a> <a href="https://t.co/BkRarpOJeO">pic.twitter.com/BkRarpOJeO</a>
—@JHazlewoodCBC"We are making things slightly inconvenient now to make things to prevent greater inconvenience tomorrow," said Steers.