Chapter 10 photos - trucker Guy

Guy inside his Mack. Photo taken July 2023, by Donna Laframboise.

• trucker from Aylesford, Nova Scotia

• drove his black vintage Mack to Ottawa

• aged 53 at the time of the protest

• accompanied by Mike Jamieson, aged 68, in a yellow Freightliner

Closeup of Guy’s hood ornament. Photo taken July 2023.

Guy’s vintage Mack truck. Photo taken July 2023.

Inside the cab of Guy’s vintage Mack. Photo by Donna Laframboise, July 2023.

Another interior shot of the Mack. When Guy took the author for a spin in July 2023, this is what it looked like directly in front of the passenger seat :-)

Mike’s truck & Guy’s truck, blocking one quarter of the Rideau & Sussex intersection.

Guy’s truck, Ottawa, February 8, 2022.

Guy and Mike are parked on Rideau Street here, rather than across it. Photo was posted online January 30th, the first Sunday of the protest.

Public enthusiasm & a vintage Mack.

Mike Jamieson on the right. Photo taken in Ottawa during the protest.

Nova Scotia flag secured to the side of Mike’s truck reads ‘Freedom Ottawa! Freedom for ALL Canadians, with love from Nova Scotia.’ Photo taken by Donna Laframboise in Ottawa, 8 Feb. 2022.

Remembering the smiles. Mike is now deceased.

Honking the horn.

Mechanic Sam, Guy & Mike. Photo taken in Ottawa.

An unidentified woman poses for a photo in front of Guy’s truck.

At Bikers’ Church, post-arrest. Saskatchewan siblings Sabrina & Joe rescued Guy & Mike after they were thrown out in the cold. Photo supplied by Sabrina.

Mike & Guy at the impound lot, retrieving their trucks a week later.

Guy saved a number of the personalized coffee cops he received. He showed them to the author during a July 2023 visit.

A small selection of the thank you notes Guy received while his truck was parked in Ottawa.

Return journey home. Screen capture from a video recorded by Sam the mechanic February 26, 2022.

original Substack posts about Guy:

• We’re Going Downtown (23 Aug. 2023)

• The Freightliner, the Mack & the Duck (27 Aug. 2023)

• Inside That Vintage Mack Truck (28 Aug. 2023)

• Museum Worthy (29 Aug. 2023)

• What Do You Need? 'This guy in a suit come out with two mechanics - Go sit in your truck.'

• A Trucker’s Adventures in Ottawa (31 Aug. 2023)

• It Looked Like Christmas (1 Sept. 2023)

• Mack Truck Driver in Court (24 Sept. 2023)

• Out in the Cold, in the Middle of Nowhere (25 Sept. 2023)

• Update on Two Trials (29 Sept. 2023)

• Guy’s Ottawa Photo Album (30 Sept. 2023)

• Cupfuls of Love (1 Oct. 2023)

• Public Support Didn’t End when the Protest Did (2 Oct. 2023)

• Checkered Flag (3 Oct. 2023)

• Save the Dates: Mack Driver Back in Court: Guy's trial resumes January 4th and 5th.

original Substack posts about Mike Jamieson, now deceased:

• The Freightliner, the Mack & the Duck: Two trucks from Atlantic Canada.

• Out in the Cold, in the Middle of Nowhere (25 Sept. 2023)

• Gone to the Highway in the Sky (26 Sept. 2023)

• Who Was Michael Jamieson? (27 Sept. 2023)

• Remembering the Smiles (28 Sept. 2023)

• Public Support Didn’t End when the Protest Did (2 Oct. 2023)