As the freedom convoy arrived in Ottawa, a number of smaller convoys were also held across B.C.
The Freedom Convoy was started in response to a federal government mandate that all truck drivers and other essential workers who cross the border into Canada show proof of vaccination so quarantine requirements could be avoided.
The move is reciprocal with the American government enforcing requirements into the U.S. Convoys from across Canada, including B.C., headed for Ottawa to protest the mandates. By Saturday, Jan. 29, large numbers of trucks had jammed Ottawa streets, with crowds packing Parliament Hill and the surrounding area.
Many residents in the Barriere area also showed their support by gathering together on Saturday, Jan. 29, in a convoy made up of trucks and numerous other vehicles to show their solidarity.
Long lines of vehicles gathered along Highway 5 frontage roads next to the A&W/Petro and Chevron stations before they moved out up Barriere Town Road. The convoy then traveled through three subdivisions, and ended up at the Barriere Ridge School where District of Barriere offices are based.
In Clearwater, a total of 187 vehicles joined in a convoy, traveling through that community, up to Vavenby, then south to Little Fort, and finished in the Sportsplex parking lot in Clearwater.
As of Monday, Feb. 1, the main contingent of the convoy had departed from Ottawa to return home. A number of protesters say they will remain where they are in Ottawa until their demands have been met.
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