Protesters gathered in front of Victoria Hall again on Saturday, July 18, 2020 to protest the rules and regulations imposed since the start of COVID-19.
They were also there to support two women from Cobourg who were ticketed and one was charged criminally after walking in the water just south of Victoria Beach.
Joyce Matthyse was charged on July 4 while walking in the water along the shoreline of Victoria Beach with Tamara Ugolini.
Ugolini was charged given a ticket under the trespass to property act along being charged criminally with obstructing a peace officer.
Both women were at the protest on Saturday holding signs and getting support for their cause with a petition.
Mattyse said there is a lot of “misinformation.”
As a former teacher of 30 years, Matthyse found out in 1995 the Health Units have no responsibility for the vaccines they give children.
Mattyse said she had a “damaged” child in her class and the health nurse refused to come.
“Because she refused to come I began my homework. I learned that nobody is responsible for our health. Anything they do to us, chemically, pharmaceutically, anything.”
She states, “the COVID that is scaring us has a lot to do with what they’ve added to it.”
“They have apparently added some HIV proteins and some SARS proteins.”
“COVID is a cold.”
Speaking for the first time about being charged, Ugolini said she took a “leisurely stroll” along the shoreline with Matthyse.
Both women adamantly state they were not walking on the beach and were in the water.
After Ugolini refused to identify herself she was arrested and placed in jail for over an hour before she spoke with duty counsel.
She adamantly states she will be fighting the charge.
On Saturday, approximately 70 protestors holding signs, were in front of Victoria Hall for several hours.
Ugolini said a lot of the protestors question the science and the evidence making decisions that are happening, locally, provincially and nationally.
“Here in Cobourg specifically, further restrictions, further impositions are not demonstratably justifiable.”
“We don’t have the case load and we’ve had no deaths to justify any of this.”
With the beach being closed, yet a pedestrian walkway along King Street, Ugolini says, “hypocrisy is the new normal.”
Just days ago Ugolini was in Victoria Park and said she was “shocked” to see the amount of people in the Victoria Park Campground.
“Obviously from out of town, from who knows where and yet our beach is closed.”
Shortly after 2 p.m. the protestors lead by Josh Clausen walked east on King Street East through the “pedestrian walkway” to McGill Street, where they headed south, along the boardwalk and then out to the east pier where four of the protesters went for a swim.
Three of the protesters came very close to the shoreline, but they did not touch the beach area.
The entire time protesters were monitored by several members of the Cobourg Police Service.
Watching the swim was Cobourg councillor Nicole Beatty. But when a reporter tried to ask her questions, she didn’t comment and rode away on her bicycle.
It’s the second time Clausen has gone in the water and went for a swim.
To show solidarity with the two women who were charged, Clausen took the same walk in the water, but he didn’t get a ticket.
“It’s a little silly though that when you have the beach closed off, but you have King Street marked as pedestrian only.”
“It’s like the town says, don’t bring the tourists, but then they’re saying bring the tourists – it’s very confusing.”
Author: Pete Fisher
Has been a photojournalist for over 30-years and have been honoured to win numerous awards for photography and writing over the years. Best selling author for the book Highway of Heroes - True Patriot Love
