More than a 100 Alaska truck drivers rallied from Anchorage to Eagle River on Sunday to support Canadian truck drivers opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
The participants Sunday – including truckers and drivers in personal vehicles – filled the Cabela’s parking lot in South Anchorage before 1 p.m. and started driving to their final destination, the Eagle River Lions Club, after 1:30 p.m. Another convoy drove to Eagle River from the Mat-Su.
Participates in the Alaska Freedom Convoy 2022 gathered in the Cabela's parking lot in South Anchorage before driving to Eagle River on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, to support Canadian truck drivers opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Shane Olson and Michael Hardon prepare a concrete pump truck for the Alaska Freedom Convoy in the Cabela's parking lot on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022.
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