Coutts, Alberta
After two weeks of blocking a border crossing near the town of Coutts, protesters with the Freedom Convoy have finally vacated the premises.
According to Coutts Mayor Jim Willett, all efforts to clear the blockade had been unsuccessful up until Tuesday afternoon. "Regional police and the RCMP were unable to make the convoy budge since they arrived. Negotiations were largely fruitless," said Willett.
It wasn't until town councilor Sheila Timison made an ingenious suggestion that the impasse was solved.
"We needed to find some common ground between police and the protesters," said Timison. "Sometimes a common adversary can bring people together in a united cause. That's where Canadian rock band Nickelback came in to play. "
The band, formed in Hanna, Alberta in 1995, has been known to cause negative, even excruciating responses from its reluctant listeners. "Nickelback has aggravated Canadians for over two decades," said Timison. "Once I had the idea and council approved the plan, it was relatively easy to clear the blockade."
On Tuesday afternoon, volunteers from the community set up 26 large speakers around the trucks and other vehicles, and proceeded to play songs like How You Remind Me, Someday, and Burn It To The Ground at high decibels. Protesters and police alike could be seen visibly shaken at the ordeal, with both sides clearing out in a matter of an hour and a half.
From Our Lethbridge Bureau
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