Twitter roasts Aylmer as town braces for another anti-lockdown protest

The Town of Aylmer, located in Elgin County, has about 7,400 residents and a per-capita COVID-19 caseload higher than Toronto. A recent anti-lockdown protest drew more than 150 people – and withering criticism from the community’s top doctor, who called it “dangerous.” Now there’s a second such protest planned for this weekend and town officials have declared a state of emergency. Here’s how people are reacting on Twitter:

Can’t believe the Town of Aylmer is invoking a state of emergency to cancel a family-friendly Anti-mask Freedom parade. I’m now worried about the “Say no to seatbelts Kid’s petting zoo festival” I had planned for the spring.

— Active Stick (@TheOakLeafs) November 3, 2020