Wiebo Ludwig warned the RCMP's national security team there would be more bombings of oil and gas facilities in the Dawson Creek area, the eco-activist said Thursday.
Ludwig was commenting on the emergence of a fourth letter similar to ones sent to northeastern B.C. media outlets that threatened action against the energy firm EnCana. The letters came amidst a string of bombings in 2008 and 2009 that targeted EnCana wellheads and pipelines. A sixth bombing occured last July and a second letter, suggesting a three-month grace period, followed shortly after (a third letter, from "La Secund Brigada" was dismissed by police as a hoax).
Ludwig, who spent 18 months in jail for a violent campaign against oil and gas interests in the area, was arrested last January in connection with the blasts but was released without charge. His Trick Creek farm, a commune where he lives with 50 others, was searched over a four-day period by police. The eco-activist was specifcally mentioned in the fourth letter, which was received by the Citizen's sister paper the Dawson Creek Daily News, on Wednesday.
"Neither the industry nor the police listened," said Ludwig. "The industry just went right on trucking, police went right on bothering people. I was afraid that this would start to pick up again and it seems like it has."
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