A Michigan movement it wasn’t. Less than two dozen people showed up in Kelowna on Friday morning to protest ongoing lockdown measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
One day earlier, in Lansing, Mich., hundreds protested outside and inside the state’s Capitol building, including some carrying firearms, to denounce stay-at-home orders.
At Stuart Park and later outside city hall in Kelowna, it was a much more subdued scene at the Open Our City rally, with only a few people carrying signs, unlike their armed and angry counterparts three time zones away in Michigan.
Though not many showed up, event organizer Debora Powell said she was impressed by the turnout, stating, “it’s a fantastic start.” The rally was held under sunny skies,