More than 1,000 vehicles took to Halifax’s streets over the weekend to call for an end to current COVID-19 measures.
Horns could be heard blasting throughout the city Sunday afternoon as part of a protest convoy, which began at Pier 21.
The Halifax protest convoy drove down Quinpool for about an hour.
Very spread out, seems like they got broken up by traffic lights. pic.twitter.com/NwHQxUkSml
— Jack Morse (@bjackmorse) February 6, 2022
Halifax Police asked the public to avoid peninsular Halifax and a loop around Bayer’s Lake due to the traffic.
Police reported they had safely pushed the protest out of the region at around 6 last night.
Halifax Regional Police have safely moved out a planned protest involving in excess of a thousand vehicles travelling throughout the Halifax region this afternoon. We thank the public for their patience, as our officers worked to keep the traffic flowing and minimize disruption.
— Halifax_Police (@HfxRegPolice) February 6, 2022
A social media page for the event said it was being held in support of the “Freedom Convoy” taking place in Ottawa.
