Aylmer, Ont. police count 116 vehicles as protest convoy passes through town
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A truck convoy through Aylmer, Ont., Thursday comes as a similar COVID-19 protest continues to occupy downtown Ottawa streets, having now spent days in the city.
Police in Aylmer, say they counted 116 vehicles when a protest convoy rolled through the southwestern Ontario town Thursday afternoon.
Chief Zvonko Horvat said organizers had contacted officers at around 9 a.m. Thursday morning to inform them that a “freedom convoy rally” would be driving through Elgin County between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Organizers had originally expected between 250 to 300 vehicles to participate in the convoy, according to Horvat.
Prior to the convoy’s arrival, Elgin County OPP had posted on their Twitter account that Culloden Road, Talbot Line, Rogers Road, Glencolin Line and Imperial Road/John Street would be impacted.
“So far, it’s been relatively orderly, not too much of a traffic disruption,” said Horvat during an interview recorded at around 2 p.m., when the convoy had already passed through Aylmer.
“I had contacted the Elgin OPP detachment commander and they also have officers on the ground … so far, everything’s going relatively smooth.”
Footage of the convoy posted to social media showed a combination of commercial and passenger vehicles taking part.
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