Demoviction protesters removed or arrested from Burnaby, B.C., apartment
BURNABY, B.C. — Police have arrested seven people who occupied an empty apartment building in Burnaby, B.C., for nearly two weeks to protest recent evictions making way for a condo development project.
Natalie Knight said she and the others who have been protesting the so-called demovictions were asleep Wednesday morning when about 20 RCMP officers came into the building.
“One of us woke up when they heard the window smash,” she said.
The protesters had been living in the building, owned by Amacon Development Corp., for 12 days.