Muskrat Falls protesters block trucks at North Spur site

Protests have resumed at the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project, with protesters gathered at the North Spur site Saturday.

• Muskrat Falls reservoir levels reduced due to cofferdam seepage

Posts to social media showed a handful of protesters gathered to prevent a number of transport trucks from entering the site.

The protest comes after NalcorEnergy discovered "increased water seepage"froma temporary cofferdam Friday.

Nalcor CEO Stan Marshall said the rock-filled cofferdam is "not designedto be completely impervious," and will undergo further inspection.

• Protesters march on Muskrat Falls site in final effort to stop reservoir flooding
• Muskrat Falls protesters 'fighting for land and food'

Significant protests in October were in opposition to the flooding of the Muskrat Falls reservoir due to environmental concerns.

According to a study conducted byresearchers from Harvard University, the flooding couldincreasethepotential for methylmercury contamination in traditional food sources like fish and seal downstream in Lake Melville.