Native protesters disrupt Red Hill traffic

A group of native protesters is blocking traffic on the Red Hill Valley Parkway.

The Six Nations group - about a dozen people so far - has begun walking south along the Red Hill Valley Parkway.

They plan to disrupt traffic on the parkway, the Linc and Highway 403.

Spokesman Janie Jamieson said in a release that the women and their supporters are objecting to Ottawa's decision to arm border guards.

Demonstrators gathered at Queenston Road and the Red Hill and started off at 8 a.m., escorted by nine Hamilton police and OPP cruisers. Police were shutting down the southbound lanes as they set off, though it is not clear if that side of the parkway will remain closed for the duration of the protest.

Jamieson, spokesperson for the group, said the march will be peaceful. She did not attend this morning's protest.