B.C. Hydro says a family of ranchers in Vanderhoof, B.C., is wrongfully blocking access to properties that would allow its crews to clear the way for the North Coast Transmission Line, a $6-billion project the federal government has labelled as "nation-building."

A petition filed in B.C. Supreme Court last week alleges that Kenneth Fawcett, Carolyn Fawcett and others have wrongfully prevented the Crown corporation from accessing properties under rights-of-way that permit crews to conduct maintenance and construction work.

The respondents own Little Valley Farms, a multi-generational family-owned beef producer, and Kenneth Fawcett is the president of the B.C. Breeder and Feeder Association. WATCH | Prime Minister Mark Carney announces the North Coast Transmission Line as a 'nation-buil

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