One man has been given jail time for his role in the Coutts border blockade in Alberta in 2022, while another was sentenced to community time.
Marco Van Huigenbos was sentenced to four months in jail and Gerhard (George) Janzen received a three-month sentence, which is to be served in the community. Janzen was also ordered to complete 100 hours of community service within the three months.
Both had been found guilty of mischief in April for their part in the blockade that tied up traffic at the Coutts border, about three and a half hours south of Calgary, for two weeks in early 2022….