Police anticipating surge of trucks, demonstrators as convoy 'protest' enters second weekend
CTV
Ottawa police say there will be multiple temporary road closures and closures at Highway 416 and 417 off-ramps through the day, as the Freedom Convoy demonstration continues in downtown Ottawa.
Thousands of people and vehicles filled Wellington Street and nearby roads around Parliament Hill on Saturday, protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health measures for a ninth day. The constant blaring of horns filled the downtown, while people carried signs calling for freedom, an end to vaccine mandates and denouncing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Roads from Dalhousie Street to Bay Street and Albert Street to Wellington Street remain closed today, and police are once again urging people to avoid travelling in the downtown core.
"Attention Drivers: There will be multiple temporary road closures, 417 and 416 exit closures and southbound interprovincial bridge closures throughout the day as demonstration vehicles arrive near Ottawa," said police on Twitter at 10:26 a.m.
Police are anticipating 300 to 400 trucks to join the demonstration today, along with 1,000 to 2,000 people on foot.
