The RCMP has removed its temporary office from traditional Wetsa国际传媒檚uwetsa国际传媒檈n territory in northern B.C., but the First Nationsa国际传媒檚 hereditary chiefs say they are still patrolling the logging road that controls access to the Coastal GasLink work sites.

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Last Friday, the RCMP finished moving its base of operations to its Houston detachment in the wake of enforcing a court injunction and removing Wetsa国际传媒檚uwetsa国际传媒檈n members and their supporters from blocking access to the pipeline work sites.

An RCMP spokesperson has confirmed officers continue to patrol the area to ensure the Morice West Forest Service Road stays open.

The hereditary chiefs are demanding an end to the police presence and for the complete withdrawal of Coastal GasLink crews from the area before meaningful talks can occur between the chiefs and federal and provincial governments.

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Nasa国际传媒檓oks, who also goes by the name John Risdale, said conversations on those demands were going well with the Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and B.C. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Strachan, but ended abruptly on Friday when the prime minister called for the injunction to be upheld and ordered the removal of barricades on rail lines across Canada, erected in support of hereditary chiefs.

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Nasa国际传媒檓oks said valuable momentum was lost over the weekend. However in an email the RCMP stated talks with the hereditary chiefs will continue.

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The police force has previously said its officers will leave the area once they meet with the hereditary chiefs and receive a commitment that theysa国际传媒檒l keep the service road clear.

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