by The Province has banned blockades near the New Brunswick border ahead of a protest planned in that area this weekend.
The order was issued under the Emergency Management Act today.
The province says the order applies to people who stop or gather alongside Highway 104, the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border, or at the Cobequid Pass toll area in support of the 2022 Freedom Convoy, the Atlantic Hold the Line event, or others organized to interfere with traffic.
It says allowing people to gather in those areas would put themselves and others at risk.
People and corporations could be fined for not following the order, as could others who finance, organize, aid or encourage blocking the highway.
The order will stay in place throughout the COVID-19 state of emergency.