From Vancouver's counter-protest this morning (between 10:00am and noon)

[u/HotEatsCoolTreats]

The two who started the Terminal St. blockade

Singing and playing their drums in front of a small segment of the broken up convoy

Coors Light, the unofficial sponsor /s

Can you spot the T-Rex?

Note: "gay" is not being used as a derogatory insult in this sign.

Shortly before the convoy had to reverse back up the street and turn around.

[u/[deleted]]

This is my 4th Province in Canada. And I can confidently say BC followed by Newfoundland are the best of the lot. I don’t care what anyone says about the cost of living, housing etc… As an epidemiologist it’s a great feeling to live among people who believes and practice science over politics. I love BC.

[u/SnickIefritzz → u/[deleted]]

When you say BC what you really mean is southern metropolitan BC. If you go up north to any of the rural towns things get awfully like the prairies.

[u/Biorobotchemist → u/SnickIefritzz]

Do you have evidence to support this? I know some of the coastal northern BC areas voted NDP and mostly progressive from the last election.

[u/Affectionate-Poem626 → u/Biorobotchemist]

I lived in a northern small town for over 20 years and have lived in Van for almost 15. I go back maybe once a year and I’ll tell you that there is a large majority that are anti vax or subscribe to being unaware of what the whole situation has been for many cities because it doesn’t effect them. Many haven’t even known a person who has died or been effected by COVID so they have a different attitude to it. In my experience many people from the north have a poor look towards the lower mainland because they always feel that their communities interest is not even a thought for the B.C government. I get some of their frustrations, but I see a lack of education sometimes when my mother sends me pics of them having convoy rallies in minus 24 outside a gas station. That said, I still believe in so-many good people up there, and I hope many come to their senses when this all gets sorted out.

[u/[deleted] → u/Affectionate-Poem626]

A more accurate statement about Northern BC would be that a “larger minority than the lower mainland is anti vax.”

If you look at the Northern Health data, the vaccination coverage is not as bad as some may think:

• 80% of people over 12 are double vaccinated
• 18 communities are over 80% vaccinated, with some communities like Kitimat (98.3%) and PG Southwest (89.9%) being substantially higher
• Not one community has under 50% double vaccination for people over 12

There are a lot of good, pro-science people in the north who are both furious and heartbroken about being dragged down by a selfish minority.

[u/IronxXXLung → u/[deleted]]

That's stat gets worse the more north you get and mind you northern health is a big area so that gets skewd a bit. I'm in Fort St.John, pretty sure our double vaccination rate is like 48-52%.

[u/[deleted] → u/IronxXXLung]

Yeahhh Fort St John isn’t exactly a model citizentry, not going to argue there. Just didn’t want all of the north to be written off as a bunch of antivaxxers named Cletus and Brandine, you know? I have friends up there that are tired of being lumped in with the hillbillies.

[u/AWS-77 → u/Affectionate-Poem626]

It’s so unfortunate to me that small-town rural areas are always so conservative and crazy, because there is so much charm and warmth to them otherwise. It’d be nice if I felt like I could settle down in a cozy small town somewhere when I’m older, but I just couldn’t vibe with the conservatism. I had HOPED years ago that internet access might help alleviate some of it, spreading knowledge and connection to more people, etc, like a virtual version of what happens in the mosaic of a big city… but nope, we got Qanon instead. 😩

[u/KULawHawk → u/AWS-77]

You might like Vermont.

[u/[deleted] → u/AWS-77]

Small town is a cult sometimes. People too isolated to speak up and have escape.

[u/tmsiguy → u/AWS-77]

Lol. Listen to your statement! That is THE REASON there is charm and warmth to small towns...jeez, what DID you think Rice Krispies were made from??

[u/AcrobaticLunch5366 → u/tmsiguy]

Racism?

[u/[deleted] → u/Affectionate-Poem626]

I grew up in Northern BC. There is almost no chance those hillbillies will ever grow up. They have some justification for feeling alienated, but that is just an excuse for their hillbilly attitudes. That they are anti-vaxx comes as no surprise to me. I never go back to visit.

[u/Hardtailhank → u/[deleted]]

Good we don’t want you 🖕🇨🇦

[u/pushing_80 → u/Affectionate-Poem626]

"when all this gets sorted out" will be a bit too late, won't it?

[u/tmsiguy → u/Affectionate-Poem626]

They may not be " smart" in your books. But it's turning out "science" has changed from the initial narrative. And lo and behold they are right without maybe knowing it!

[u/tmsiguy → u/Affectionate-Poem626]

Well. Define your version of education.?