Trucker protest: Ottawa residents face harassment, noise ‘all night long’
Global News
The ongoing trucker protest in downtown Ottawa has residents in the area feeling afraid of harassment on the streets and fed up with the constant blaring of horns.
Downtown Ottawa residents say they’ve faced harassment and non-stop noise from truckers and other protesters, pushing some to call for greater political and police response to the ongoing demonstration, and others to take safety into their own hands.
The convoy of protesters has set up camp in Ottawa’s downtown core since Friday, blaring their truck horns and snarling traffic in the area. Police report the crowd’s numbers have lessened since the weekend, but many Centretown streets remain full of honking rigs.
“All we hear are these horns, all night long. Driving us crazy. I haven’t slept in three days,” downtown resident Alan Gemmill told Global News on Tuesday.
Many downtown residents have taken to social media with videos of the honking at all hours of the day.
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