Simcoe County’s injunction against two protestors at Site 41 in Tiny Township has been temporarily approved.
Simcoe Warden Tony Guergis says today was about getting Simcoe County employees and contractors back to work.
He says workers are now very hopeful to start work bright and early tomorrow morning on a necessary piece of public infrastructure.
Guergis says everybody is eager to get back to work and provide for their families.
He says the county has been very open with people about the 80 thousand dollar per week cost to taxpayers because of the unlawful blockade, and the injunction was a last resort because there was nothing else they could to to protect taxpayers.
Guergis says final proceedings for the injunction are next Wednesday.
He adds the temporary injunction approved today was to let the judge hear a little more information.
The Warden hopes there aren’t problems tomorrow when workers go back to the site, and adds the protestors wouldn’t be in this situation if they were actually protesting peacefully.
Guergis says he hopes they learn the need to work together from this.
The county’s application also asks county sheriffs and police to remove the blockade.
And Simcoe is also apparently looking for 160-thousand dollars in damages.
This was day 17 of the blockade.