Kootenay Freedom was formed in 2020 in response to the unconstitutional covid mandates and growing government overreach. It is a volunteer group with more than 1,300 members in the West Kootenays. Our goal is to empower people by providing educational materials/resources and hosting planning meetings/public events. Our mandate supports medical freedom, vaccine choice (per the Nuremberg code), informed consent, privacy rights, unbiased journalism, transparent science, free speech, democracy, the opening of the economy and participation in local decisions that impact our communities.