Welcoming the Truckers

Three rural women created a huge banner.

Photo supplied by Gloria, co-owner of the farm

The above is a grain bin on a farm in Vankleek, Ontario, an hour’s drive east of Parliament Hill. In early 2022 that banner could be seen from the Trans-Canada highway - and from Herb’s truck stop, across the overpass on the other side of the highway.

Three women from the surrounding community - Tammy, Rosemarie, and Linda (aged 35 to 60 years old) - created the banner on a white tarp shortly before Freedom Convoy truckers began arriving from the east coast. A young, apprentice mechanic who works for a trucking company associated with the farm helped out. Ron, the elder statesman on the farm, supervised :-)

Photo supplied by Tammy

“We got some spray cans and some markers,” remembers Tammy. “Rosemarie is really crafty. And her mom, as well.” It took about three hours, “We had fun making it.”

next installment: It Turned into This Big, Huge Thing