Sheldon’s step deck truck with the ‘Time to move on!!’’ sign.
Podcaster Kevin Willeboordse (left) with Sheldon Beckman. Photo taken Feb. 14, 2022 and posted on the podcast page (click image).
Shirtless in a Canadian winter. Four shirtless dudes, beginning with the guy in the dump truck. Screen capture from a video recorded by Sheldon near Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Another screen capture from Sheldon’s video. On the right we see what he was seeing in his side mirror. The flag attached to his trailer, the trucks behind him, the left lane kept free for non-Convoy traffic.
Photo supplied by Sheldon. Taken by a third party.
Photo supplied by Sheldon.
Map provided by Sheldon. The Nicholas Street trucks were parked along the red line. Traffic continued to flow in the right lane. Their trucks took up the other two lanes.
Winter camping. Photo supplied by Sheldon.
Screen capture from a video recorded by Sheldon on Feb. 4, 2022. The bag contains fresh laundry. The British Columbia trucker on the right is Bern, whose story is told in Chapter 1.
Home cooked food from three Italian women who brought the Nicholas Street trucks a couple of meals a week. Screen captures from two videos recorded by Sheldon. Clockwise from top: lasagna, potatoes, broccoli, meatballs, beef tenderloin.
Blue Haze: Manitoba BBQ joint fed the western Convoy as it passed through Winnipeg, sent Sheldon to Ottawa with a food hamper, and then sent him a second, even larger box of food.
Screen capture from a video Sheldon recorded on February 2, 2022. When posting it online he remarked that he should have packed a razor. On the left is the trailer that provided shelter from the wind and the cold. The short white building on the right is the Ottawa Art Gallery.
Signage on the other side of their trailer. Photo supplied by Sheldon.
The disguised outdoor toilet. Photo supplied by Sheldon.
Sheldon in his truck on Nicholas Street, Melissa McKee visiting him. Photo taken Feb. 16, 2022. Posted to social media by her.
Truckers, including Bern and Sheldon parked on Nicholas Street, filled Bikers’ Church each Sunday morning. Photo supplied by Melissa McKee, taken February 6, 2022.
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In the previous four national elections, voter turnout has ranged from 61.1 percent to 68.3 percent - for an average of 64.8 percent. See bottom right corner; source here.
Sheldon’s tattoo. Screen capture from a video supplied by him.
original Substack posts about Sheldon:
Time to Move On! Manitoba dispatcher drove to Ottawa to fight for his drivers who couldn't cross the border.
Shirtless in a Canadian Winter: A roadside construction crew cheered the trucker Convoy by removing their shirts and waving them in the air.
The Perks of Protesting: Ordinary Canadians provided the Nicholas Street truckers with a woodstove, laundry service, pans of home-cooked Italian food, and endless praise.
Block Captain: Organizing hot meals, chatting with the cops, disguising the port-a-potty.
Supporting Our Truckers: BBQ joint sent Sheldon to Ottawa with mouthwatering fare, then sent more.
We're Supposed To Be Able To Choose: 'If you're not doing exactly what Justin Trudeau wants you to do, you are no longer accepted. I think it's wrong.'
