This cyclist tried to stop the trucker convoy
Thousands of people are protesting in Ottawa
Photo by:
tyrone_siglos
Vancouver’s Tyrone Siglos rides his bike a lot, including riding up and down Seymour, Grouse and Cypress mountains in a 50-hour triple Everest attempt.
On Saturday, he used his bike a little differently, trying to stop a dump truck that was part of the Vancouver truck convoy. Although there is a large convoy in Ottawa, there is also one on the West Coast. Large crowds waved Canadian flags and gathered on the highway overpasses Saturday. Just like in Ottawa, there was a long line of honking trucks and cars that drove through Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley to protest, among other things, vaccine mandates and restrictions relating to COVID-19.
#Ontario – Thousands continue to converge as up to 50,000 #Canada 'Freedom Convoy' truckers rally in the capital city to protest mandates and other government measures. Some road closures and traffic slowdown in Downtown Ottawa pic.twitter.com/QuwMB8v2jD
— CyclistAnons (@CyclistAnons) January 30, 2022
The protest in Ontario began on Friday and saw the largest group of demonstrators on Saturday. The protest has caused disruption for Ottawa residents and has also resulted in the closure of local businesses, including the Rideau Centre mall.
Although there was a wide array of comments on Siglos’s Instagram post, many suggested it had “Tiananmen Square vibes.”
“Once again Vancouver you came through and had my back,” he posted on Instagram. “It was pretty terrifying being in front of a bunch of angry trucks. But seeing the thumbs-ups and nods of encouragement from passersby was all the support I needed.”
The protesters have said they will not leave Ottawa until all COVID-19 mandates and restrictions are removed by government.