By Sheldon Spackman

Oct. 13-14, 2022

Trial dates set for organizers of ‘No more lockdowns Rodeo’ near Bowden

Jan 28, 2022 | 3:24 PM

The organizers of an anti-lockdown rodeo held near Bowden last spring are scheduled for trial this fall.

Tyler and Gail Northcott, both of Bowden, are scheduled for trial in Red Deer provincial court from Oct. 13-14.

The pair were served with a summons from Olds RCMP on May 10, 2021, following an investigation conducted in cooperation with Alberta Health Services inspectors, in connection with the ‘No more lockdowns Rodeo,’ which took place between April 30-May 2, 2021.

Mounties say the investigation found the Northcotts to be in violation of Section 73(1) of Alberta’s Public Health Act.

Hundreds attended the event which was held on private land just south of Bowden after the Bowden & District Agricultural Society cancelled the permit for it to be held at its rodeo facility.

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The rodeo drew harsh criticism from Premier Jason Kenney at the time.

“That event was organized by people who simply don’t care. Apparently, they don’t care about COVID and apparently, they don’t care about the sacrifices that millions of Albertans are making every single day,” Kenney said at a May 3 news conference.

Kenney also said it was astounding that so many people in the province still don’t believe that COVID is real or that it’s some kind of big government conspiracy or hoax.

The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association, Foothills Cowboy Association and Wildrose Rodeo Association issued statements disassociating themselves from the event.