Angry protestors confront video team
June 05, 2008
South Delta Leader [British Columbia]
A group of protesters chased away two men with a video camera Thursday afternoon who claimed to work for the B.C. Transmission Corp.
The group had gathered outside a home on the 1300-block of 53 A Street when they noticed a blue Volkswagen Golf parked several metres away. The man in the passenger seat was discretely filming the gathering.
Protesters approached the vehicle, demanded the man stop recording them and asked for the film. The men in the car said they were filming construction of the overhead powerline upgrade. They refused to give identification and told protesters if they wanted the tape, they should contact BCTC.
Neighbourhood resident Rocio Gonzales noticed people video taping her on Tuesday. “They were filming me, like, every single step,” she said. When she approached the cameramen, they said they were contracted by BCTC.
BCTC representatives, including project manager Tim Jennings, were also on site today. They denied the cameramen worked for them.
The representatives were on site to ask permission on to a the property of a 53 A Street homeowner. When she denied them entry, they left promptly.
Confrontation 
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