A three
hour meeting between Premier David Alward and the Chief of the
Elisipogtog First Nation Arren Sock taking place last night in the
aftermath of a violent clash between shale gas protestors and police.
Both
agreeing on a cooling off period with more meetings next week. There was
no agreement on whether there should be a moratorium on shale gas
exploration on First Nation land.
Sock was
among the 40 people arrested along Route 134 in Rexton on Thursday.
RCMP say six police vehicles were destroyed by fire, several explosives
were were discovered and defused, Molotov cocktails were thrown at
police and at least one shot was fired by someone other than police.
As the RCMP enforced a court injunction obtained by SWN Resources,
snipers could be seen lying in the grass off the side of the road as
police, some in riot gear, came face to face with the protestors.