B.C. truckers protesting vaccine mandates in support of Ottawa convoy

A trucker convoy in support of the truckers protesting in Ottawa, is driving through the Lower Mainland Saturday.

The truckers are travelling through Vancouver, ending in Chilliwack.

The poster promoting the convoy says the protest is “for those who couldn’t go to Ottawa.”

Just like the national convoy, the group’s goal is to end vaccine mandates.

The local movement comes after a smaller group converged onto Chilliwack city hall on Friday.

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In Ottawa, police and security are offering estimates of anywhere from 2,000 to 10,000 people expected at Saturday’s rally.

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has said the majority of truckers on this side of the border are vaccinated, closely mirroring the vaccination rate of the general public.

The alliance estimates that 85 per cent of the approximately 120,000 Canadian truckers who regularly cross the border are vaccinated. That leaves more than 15,000 drivers that could be affected by the new rules.

Organizers of the group that mainly planned the truckers’ convoy, Canada Unity, are expected to address the crowds Saturday.