[IPSM] Railway Shut Down at Deseronto

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www.cbc.ca BREAKING NEWS:

Via Rail service between Kingston and Toronto has been blocked by a  
native protest over disputed land near Deseronto.

Aboriginal protesters set up barricades outside a quarry there more  
than a month ago.

Early this morning they moved their protest to the Via tracks,  
prompting Via to use buses to shuttle passengers between Montreal and  
Toronto, and between Ottawa and Toronto.

Protest leader Shawn Brant, of the Bay of Quinte Mohawks, said the  
protest will last 48 hours.

Provincial police are on the scene, but have not interfered.

The federal government has appointed a land-claims negotiator to try  
to resolve the dispute, but Brant has said talks are progressing too  
slowly.

More to come...