Just over a year ago, a Remembrance Day commemoration in Kelowna swiftly turned from a serious event to an angry one, making national headlines about B.C.’s Southern Interior.
Following the conclusion of the ceremony at the cenotaph in City Park, a woman with a microphone and megaphone started criticising the COVID-19 health regulations that were in effect at the time.
Many others in the crowd quickly voiced their unhappiness, claiming that it wasn’t the appropriate time or location to bring up such topics.
Five months later, police accused 1965-year-old Linda Denise Jackson with violating a rarely-used section of the Criminal Code of Canada, Section 176 (3), which deals with disturbing the order or solemnity of a meeting.
Following the swearing of the information (charge sheet) on April 12, police held a press conference the following day.
On May 19, Jackson made his first court appearance. The case has since appeared in court nine times, with the most recent being on October 31.
The following court date is in November.
More than a year after the tragedy, it happened on November 14 at 1:30.
“Kelowna RCMP officers respect a person’s or group’s freedom to protest, but when they choose to wilfully interrupt the assembly of residents at a Remembrance Day event, this is a step too far,” police Insp. Adam MacIntosh stated during the press conference.
The legal process for the Remembrance Day disruption case in Kelowna, British Columbia, is still ongoing.
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