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By rdnewsNOW Staff

Jan. 29, 2022

Rally in support of truckers planned for Lacombe

Jan 28, 2022 | 4:35 PM

A Lacombe County woman is trying to rally the community together in support of truckers making their way into Ottawa this weekend in opposition of vaccine mandates.

Melissa Jukic says she is organizing a family friendly event this Saturday, Jan. 29, at 1:00 p.m. on the library grounds of the Lacombe Memorial Centre.

“This event is for our truckers who are currently crossing Canada in their big rigs until they arrive at their destination in Ottawa,” says Jukic, in an email to rdnewsNOW. “I am hoping to have everyone come out and show their support to those who have taken a stand to fight for our freedom in a civil manner. These men and woman are vaccinated and not vaccinated and have set that aside and joined together as one. I would like for our community to do the same.”

Jukic says she hopes to have a live band there to perform at the event.

“Please keep in mind this will all be done in a respectful manner without any violence or disrespect,” adds Jukic. “Our truckers are doing something phenomena here and we would like to show our support and love from every corner in Canada.”

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Meantime, the first trucks in a massive national convoy that was organized to protest the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border drivers arrived in Ottawa on Friday.

The convoy of big rigs has been gaining participants and supporters as it rolls across the country from all directions for a weekend rally in the capital.

In Toronto Thursday, crowds of people lined part of the route, waving Canadian flags and holding up signs denouncing the vaccine mandate as they cheered the truckers on.

Some with extreme, far-right views have latched onto the protest, which has been condemned by the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

Many truckers have posted on social media they are continuing to do their jobs and that the convoy doesn’t speak for them.

(With files from the Canadian Press)

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