A Kelowna anti-vaccine protestor will face charges in court on April 14 after a

60-year-old Bruce Orydzuk, who is also set to appear in Kelowna court for a separate incident in May, is charged with causing a disturbance. The man is accused of hurling threats at the guard while outside a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Springfield Road.

No arrests were made at the time.

A video emerged soon after of the incident, with a protestor seemingly yelling the racially-motivated comments.

Charges also came down this week for Linda Jackson, who is accused of .

A group of protestors numbering around 75-100 arrived at the informal ceremony at the Cenotaph with their own microphone and speakers, hijacking the otherwise sombre get-together with anti-vaccine speeches.

Jackson has been charged with disturbing the order or solemnity of a meeting. She is set to appear in Kelowna court on May 19.

鈥淭here is no tolerance for hate,鈥� said Insp. Adam MacIntosh of Kelowna RCMP. 鈥淲e committed from the onset to complete thorough investigations into these separate incidents.

鈥淲e support a person鈥檚 right to protest but it is not absolute. I want to thank the hard work of our investigators to bring these cases before the BC Prosecution Services and the courts.鈥�

Jake.courtepatte@kelownacapnews.com
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