Railway protest against B.C. pipeline shuts down at day's end near Letellier, Man.

Arailway protest in southern Manitoba was short-lived on Sunday,only days after another group of demonstratorsopposing a pipeline in northern B.C.abandoned a blockade west of Winnipeg.

RCMPbeganmonitoring the new protest near Letellier, more than 80 kilometres south of Winnipeg, whenthey became aware of itSunday morning at 8:40 a.m., RCMP spokesperson Robert Cyrenne said in an email.

He said shortly after 5 p.m.thatprotesters had left the area.

The demonstration took placenear a north-southCN rail line abouttwo kilometres north of Letellier, RCMPsaid.

A train was parked nearby, but did not movebecause the protesters were too close to the rail line, RCMP said.

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"We are mindful of our roles and responsibilities to the public to keep the peace and to be part of the solution," Cyrenne said in an email, adding that a liaison team trained in communication spoke to the protesters.

The previous demonstration startedlast Wednesdayat a CN rail lineabout seven kilometres west of Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway. It endedthe next day after thecourts granted an injunction toCN.

Derek Cassidy, a member of Roseau River First Nation, said hejoined the protest for a few hours.

Protests across the countryhave crippled train service and held up traffic in cities.

The demonstrators supportWet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who aretrying to stop construction of aCoastal GasLink natural gas pipeline running to Kitimaton B.C.'s North Coast.RCMP beganenforcingacourt order against them earlier this month, arresting dozens of people andsparking protests across the country.

While theWet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs opposethe670-kilometre natural gaspipeline,20 elected First Nationband councils have signed agreements in support, including five of thesix councils in Wet'suwet'en nation.