Villagers prepared to protest as QAnon, ‘Queen of Canada’ supporters set to converge in abandoned school

It’s been almost a month since Romana Didulo, also known by her followers as the Queen of Canada, settled into the village of Richmound, four hours east of Calgary.

Didulo and over a dozen members of her cult have been staying on private property — an abandoned school in the village — for sometime now.

The village of roughly 150 people can’t seem to get them out, as people deal with death threats and strange behaviour.

“We have the support of the RCMP that nobody in Saskatchewan or Canada has right now in our small community and we’ve got to stand behind them one goal in common and that’s to stick together and work on the same thing and get her out of the school, ” Mayor Brad Miller said. “We can’t fight between ourselves, sort of thing, it’s got to be one thing and one thing only.”

Biggest takeaways from #Richmound meeting on #RomanaDidulo

-RCMP doesn’t believe there is any “imminent threat” to people… They are tight lipped on investigation so far.

-RCMP will be in Richmond until “a sense of normality returns”

-Rick Manz was there…

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— Logan Stein (@L0ganStein) October 10, 2023

He says it’s been a very unique situation, and the RCMP agrees.

There is now a 24/7 RCMP detachment in the community, as police try to keep the peace while investigating.

People who call the village home tell CityNews, everyone is on edge.

“There’s certainly a feeling of fear,” said one resident.

More members of the cult are expected to arrive in the village this weekend and the community plans on fighting back, by holding a protest — encouraging people to have their voices heard.

“There’s great local fear that we will inundated by followers and supporters of hers,” the resident added. “The RCMP says we’re going to be ready for whatever happens.”

At this point, the RCMP has said it doesn’t believe there is any imminent threat to people in the community and that they are keeping a close eye on the situation.

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This cult has been travelling the country the last few years before recently settling down in the community, after the man who owns the property housing the abandoned school in the village, invited them to stay.

That man, Rick Manz, was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault, according to a report from SaskToday.ca.

Now, the community of around 150 people has many strangers occupying the area, sending death threats to people in the village through email, and telling residents they are in charge.

It’s leaving residents feeling uneasy.

“Enormous frustration, the feeling that our lives are being restricted, that we’re afraid to go out,” a resident told CityNews of the situation. “That we see strangers occupying our place in our community who have threatened lives and that kind of stuff. Not more than is being done can be done, we don’t know what’s going to be done.”

Other people CityNews have been speaking with say, that for the first time, the RCMP have set up a mobile detachment in the village, while reassuring people that they are investigating the threats, and staying in the village 24/7 until a sense of normality returns.

Mayor Miller, says they have one goal in mind.

“Everybody thinks it takes two days to get rid of someone, but like I said — they’re on private property and free speech,” he said. “I just think we’re here for one thing and one thing only and we’ve just got to work together as people and push her out the legal way, I guess.”

But, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have concerns.

“I’m scared, I’m worried, I feel restricted. If I go for a walk, I don’t walk up that way. And if my grandchildren are here, I wouldn’t take them to the playground,” said one resident who did not want to me named. “So yeah, my life has been restricted by their presence, by their — what I would call an imminent threat. But, the RCMP doesn’t call it an imminent threat.”