Climate protesters block traffic at Kitchener roundabout on Monday commute

Holdingsigns and banners, demonstrators blocked crosswalks at a Kitchener roundabout Monday morning, bringing traffic to a stopintermittently during the busy morningcommute.

The protest by about a dozenpeople took place at the roundabout at Bridge Street and Lancaster Street, interrupting access to the bridge.

The demonstration started just before 8 a.m. and wrapped up around 9 a.m.

The demonstration was part of a larger cross-country effort by Extinction Rebellion Canada. Similar protesters took place in Halifax, Toronto, and were planned in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C.

Emily Steers, 23, was one of the people taking part in the Kitchener protest. She said she was there "because I'd like to have a future. For any children I'd like to have ... we are trying to preserve our world."

During intervals when protesters were not standing in crosswalks blocking traffic, they stood alongsidethe roundabout holding signs.

"We are making things slightly inconvenient now to make things to prevent greater inconvenience tomorrow," said Steers.