29 Apr 2022 • 1 minute ago • 9 minutes reading • 21 Comments Ottawa – 28 April 2022 – Road sign in Ottawa near Parliament Hill, 28 April 2022. Job 137452 Photo by Jean Levac / Postmedia Photo by Jean Levac
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8:05 p.m. Ottawa police say they have closed access to the downtown exclusion zone.
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Police only allow emergency vehicles to enter the area, according to police. CLOSED ROADS: For reasons of public safety, vehicles within the exclusion zone of motor vehicles will not be allowed except for emergency vehicles at this time. Expect traffic delays in the core of the city center. # Otttraffic #ottawa – Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) April 29, 2022
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8 p.m. If the rally on Parliament Hill was an accurate preview of what the Ottawa resident can expect this weekend, the Freedom Talks will not be repeated this weekend. Crowds on Wellington Street were sparse and most of the lawn in front of the House of Commons was empty as police and law enforcement stopped the noise and noise seems to be working. “They have already set the tone with ridiculous new rules and regulations and roadblocks,” said one protesting supporter, who declined to be named. “It’s up to their old trucks, I guess. We will see how this goes. “ 7:55 p.m. We know that a large crowd gathered on Rideau Street. Police are on the scene and taking care of public safety. Please avoid the area. #ottawa #otttraffic – Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) April 29, 2022
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Ottawa police are urging people to avoid the Rideau Center near Parliament Hill because of the “large crowd” in the area. Police said they were at the scene and “managing public safety”. In a later tweet, police said it had to do with an “aggressive crowd on Rideau Street”, with additional police officers “growing up to help”. A photo from a city traffic camera shows a number of people walking down the street near the junction with Sussex. 7:32 p.m. A group of more than 75 Ottawa residents gathered in Strathcona Park on Friday night to rally and express community solidarity with the Rolling Thunder rally. The rally, dubbed the “Welcome Party”, brought together members of the community who wanted to share their opposition to the Freedom Convoy ideology brought to Ottawa in January, which attendees said was the same motivation behind the “Rolling Thunder”.
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“I do not think what motivates these people is what they say they are,” said Brian Latour, one of the organizers of the rally, in a speech that drew applause from the crowd. “I think there are a lot of people who are angry that people do not conform to their own narrow-minded views, but they know that it is socially unacceptable to say what they really think. ” 7:15 p.m. Ontario provincial police closed Highway 417 eastbound on Lees Avenue due to “traffic copies.” The official OPP account for the eastern region says people have parked in Lees blocking the road.
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Earlier in the night, Ottawa police said they were monitoring an escort at the Hunt Club and Conroy and would prevent them from entering downtown. As of today, Ottawa Regulatory Officers have issued 185 tickets and towed 20 vehicles in connection with the special event without stopping zones created by the motorcycle protest.
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4:15 p.m. Ottawa police are warning people involved in motorcades heading to the city that they will be “diverted”. City forces said on Twitter that they knew of many escorts heading to Ottawa, but stressed that drivers would not be able to stop or stay on the “streets of the area”. We know there are many escorts heading to the Ottawa area. We inform you that your escort will be diverted and you will not be able to stop or stay on the streets of the area. – Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) April 29, 2022
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3:40 p.m. Although motorcycles and other vehicles will be buzzing in the city center this weekend as part of the “Rolling Thunder” escort, it does not appear that businesses in the area will close their doors. Steve Ball, president of the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association, said that because this weekend’s demonstration is expected to bring a smaller crowd to the city, there is no reason for core hotels to do anything different. “It’s not like they’re selling out the city, it’s a small footprint,” Ball said. “I think it’s normal until it’s not.” During the siege of Freedom Convoy in February, several hotels across Ottawa reached full capacity and were forced to suspend bookings. When asked if he expects to see something similar this time, Ball said it is unlikely.
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“There may be some annoyances, but until they get here, we just do not know,” he said. “I would be very surprised if this went to the side (…) I do not see any resemblance except for some of the personalities (involved).” As of Friday afternoon, many restaurants, cafes and nearby shops in the heart of the city center are also expected to remain open to the public. 3:30 p.m. Ottawa Rules warn drivers not to park in no-go zones set up before the planned Rolling Thunder protest. In a Twitter post, the statute service says that vehicles parked in these areas, which are located in the core of the city, will “run tickets and be towed”.
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11:30 a.m. Another group of people planning to gather in Ottawa on Saturday says they will line up several streets in the city to join hands, wave flags and form a “chain of unity.” Posts on The Ottawa Unity Chain Facebook page explain that the organization is independent of “Rolling Thunder”, but the two groups have talked about how to help each other. Some participants in the chain are expected to head to Parliament Hill rally on Saturday afternoon, which is being promoted on the Unity Chain page. People from many cities outside of Ottawa have formed “escorts” to come to Ottawa for the chain, but it is not clear how big the event will be. The goal, according to the Facebook page, is to “spread as much love for peace and patriotism as possible to our Canadian colleagues.”
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In Ottawa, the group has 15-lane roads. They asked people to go to a designated street around noon, wave flags and at 13:00 join hands and sing O Canada. At 1:15 p.m. there will be a minute’s silence on “world peace”. One route starts at Bronson and Gladstone Avenues, runs from Gladstone to Kent, then north to Wellington Avenue and east to Portage Bridge. This crosses the downtown area, police have acknowledged excluding vehicles associated with the protests. However, pedestrian traffic is allowed. The organizers urged the participants to find legal parking near their route. They advise people to carry noisy and Canadian flags, but not alcohol or “Fu ** Trudeau” signs, and say that rhetoric, behaviors, signs or hate flags are not welcome.
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11:20 a.m. Ottawa police say officers are on standby throughout the city center and are “monitoring traffic inside the city.” Police, however, still allow vehicles with valid professional purposes to enter the exclusion zone outside Parliament. “Today is a normal working day, so you can expect to see vehicles and lorries that have businesses within the no-go zone,” police said in a statement. Meanwhile, The Good Companions, which supports the elderly and adults with physical disabilities, said it would close the program in person on Friday due to the expected arrival of the motorcycle. All virtual programs will continue. Also, a group that was broadcast live from a hangar during the “Freedom Convoy” demonstration earlier this year is set to return to the city to protest cyclists this weekend.
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Live from the Shed, which promotes and publishes “Rolling Thunder” events, said it will be broadcast live from the eponymous shed on Saturday from the St. Louis Mall. Laurent. ! function (e, i, n, s) {var t = ”InfogramEmbeds”, d = e.getElementsByTagName (“script”)[0]if (window[t]&&window[t].initialized) window[t].process && window[t].process (); else if (! e.getElementById (n)) {var o = e.createElement (“script”); o.async = 1, o.id = n, o.src = “ 10:17 a.m. It dawned on Friday …
