Certainly our first freedom march was very peaceful and civil and there was very little opposition," Neudorf said. On Monday, Aylmer declared a state of emergency after officials learned two counter-demonstrations over masks would be taking place at the community's arena simultaneously. Participants have been asked to be "civil, peaceful and polite," he said. We have friends who have businesses in town," Neudorf said. "This is a call for people to make their own call about masks, and for merchants to respect that."

Source: CBC News November 05, 2020 10:00 UTC