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An Edmonton man along with three people from southern Alberta have been charged after a protest at a turkey farm on Labour Day, say RCMP.

Four protesters face break-and-enter charges for unlawfully accessing at a southeast Alberta turkey farm on Labour Day, Fort MacLeod RCMP announced Wednesday.

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The three adults and one minor were charged after protesters showed up to the Jumbo Valley Hutterite turkey farm on Sept. 2 around 7:15 a.m., lining the highway outside the property and occupying the barn where turkeys are held.

According to RCMP, the protest was resolved peacefully with the landowner, and all protesters left the property by 12:15 p.m.

Maxwell Ming Mah, 46, of Edmonton, Claire Buchanan, 28, of Calgary and Kennadi Rae Herbert, 24, of Pincher Creek have all been charged with one count of break and enter commit mischief. A 16-year-old female from Calgary, who is unnamed due to her age, also faces the same charge.

All four have all been released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Fort MacLeod Provincial Court next month.

In the wake of the protest, Premier Jason Kenney announced on Oct. 3 that the province would increase fines for people who trespass on rural land.

“We don’t need people acting like vigilantes through trespass, intimidation and harassment,” Kenney said during the announcement.

— With files from Amanda Stephenson

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