A years-long property dispute near the Chilkoot River Bridge boiled over last week when individuals claiming to defend Native subsistence fishing rights removed a small boulder blocking vehicle access to the Chilkoot River.
Private property owners Rosalie and Reuben Loewen had previously installed signs and rocks at the site to prevent people from crossing on to their land with vehicles and driving down to the river, which they say causes erosion and harms the ecosystem.