Supporters of a growing movement to blockade the Muskrat Falls hydro project in Labrador over methylmercury concerns say it's a test of Justin Trudeau's bid to reconcile with aboriginal people. Nalcor Energy said early Thursday that project opponents blocked access to the Muskrat Falls construction site near Happy Valley-Goose Bay, preventing workers from getting in. About 2,000 Inuit who live downstream from Muskrat Falls rely on fish and seal meat as food staples. Children protesters and Muskrat Falls workers separated by a gate on Wednesday. Dozens of supporters from the provincial and Canadian arts and culture sectors on Thursday signed a letter in support of those trying "to halt the negligent flooding of the Muskrat Falls reservoir."

Source: CBC News October 20, 2016 22:18 UTC