Alberta Border Protesters Say They Will Continue Protest Until All Restrictions Removed

Protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 mandates gather as a truck convoy blocks the highway at the U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., on Feb. 2, 2022. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Protesters blocking Alberta’s main U.S. border crossing at Coutts say they are not leaving as long as federal COVID mandates and restrictions continue to stay in effect, despite the province’s vaccine passport having now been lifted.

John Vanreeuwyk, a feedlot operator from Coaldale, Alta., said in an interview with The Canadian Press that he and other protestors are blocking Highway 4 in solidarity with the trucker convoy that has driven to Ottawa to protest COVID-19 mandates and restrictions.