Whitehorse restaurant owner says anti-restriction protesters threatened her business
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Whitehorse, among many Canadian cities, has seen notable protests against public health measures over the past few weeks.
As the demonstrations referred to as the "Freedom Convoy" escalated in Ottawa, one Yukoner decided to share a different message.
Shannon Corrado is one of the owners of Burnt Toast Cafe, a bistro located on 2nd Ave in Whitehorse.
On Saturday, Feb. 5, Corrado, her business partner Lee Willett, and three other friends stood on the streets of Whitehorse as a convoy of cars and trucks drove through town. They held up signs opposing the protester's message, with messages like "End The Convoy," and "Honk If Vaccines Work."
"We didn't even really think of it as a counter-protest," said Corrado. "We really just were upset about the level of discourse, and just wanted to show our support for the people who are going to work every day and taking care of us every day.
"It was never meant to be against anybody else."
Corrado said the signs she and her friends were holding immediately angered people in the convoy.
"[They were] yelling and screaming at us," she said.
Throughout the week, the business partners have received threats through Facebook Messenger and as comments on Facebook posts.
"We feel scared," said Corrado. "We have people saying they're going to come at us. They're saying, 'we're going to come get you,' and they're going to try to hurt our business."
Corrado said the verbal confrontations from Saturday and the online messaging has been "off-putting" and nerve-wracking for servers at the restaurant.
As the harassment escalated, she contacted the RCMP and said that no one interrupted their activities on the following Saturday, "which was really nice."
A few days later, the convoy of truckers organized a mid-week demonstration in downtown Whitehorse.
On Thursday, Feb. 10, Corrado said she stood in front of the City Hall building, by herself, with a sign that read "I 'heart' Public Health." Her goal was to show "there's a balance in society."
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