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April 29, 2022 • 2 hours ago • 7 minutes reading • 10 comments Ottawa – April 28, 2022 – Closed road sign in Ottawa near Parliament Hill, April 28, 2022 Quest 137452 Photo by Jean Levac / Postmedia Photo by Jean Levac / Postmedia
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16:15
Ottawa police are warning people in convoys heading to the city that they will be “diverted.”
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City officials said on Twitter that they were aware of several convoys on the way to Ottawa, but stressed that drivers would not be able to stop or stay on “district roads.”
We know of several convoys of vehicles heading for the Ottawa region. Please note that your convoy will be diverted and you will not be able to stop or stay on local roads.
– Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) April 29, 2022
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Although motorcycles and other vehicles will be moving through the city center this weekend as part of the Rolling Thunder convoy, companies in the area do not appear to be closing.
Steve Ball, president of the Ottawa Gatineau Association of Hoteliers, said that since the demonstration is expected to bring a smaller crowd to the city this weekend, there is no reason for downtown hotels to do anything different.
“It’s not like selling out the city, it’s a small imprint,” Ball said. “I think it’s normal until it happens.”
During the occupation of the Freedom Convoy in February, several hotels in Ottawa reached full capacity and were forced to suspend reservations. Asked if he expected to see something like this this time, Ball said it was unlikely.
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“There may be some destroyers, but until they’re here, we just don’t know,” he said. “I would be very surprised if this goes away (…) I don’t see any similarities, except for some of the people (involved)”
As of Friday afternoon, many restaurants, cafes and surrounding shops in the city center were also expected to remain open to the public.
15:30
Ottawa’s statute warns drivers not to park in non-stop areas created before the planned Thunderstorm protest.
In a Twitter post, the bylaws said that vehicles parked in these downtown areas would be “given away with tickets and towed.”
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11:30
Another group of people planning to gather in Ottawa on Saturday said they would line up on various city streets to connect, unfurl flags and form a “chain of unity.”
Posts on The Ottawa Unity Chain’s Facebook page explained that the organization was independent of Rolling Thunder, but the two groups talked about how to help each other. Some members of the chain are expected to head to the rally on Parliament Hill on Saturday afternoon, which is being promoted on the Unity Chain website.
People from several cities outside Ottawa have formed “convoys” to come to Ottawa for the circuit, but it is unclear how big the event will be.
The goal, according to the Facebook page, is “to spread as much peaceful love and patriotism as possible among fellow Canadians.”
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In Ottawa, the group has streets identified in 15 areas. They asked people to go to a certain street around noon, unfurl flags and at 13 o’clock to hold hands and sing O Canada. At 13:15 there will be a minute of silence for “world peace”.
One route starts from Bronson and Gladstone Boulevards, goes down Gladstone to Kent, then north to Wellington Avenue and east to Portage Bridge. This crosses the central area, which police identified as excluding vehicles related to the protests. However, pedestrian traffic is allowed.
Organizers urged participants to find legal street parking near their route.
They advise people to wear noise and Canadian flags, but without alcohol or “Fu ** Trudeau” signs, and say hate speech, behavior, signs or flags are not welcome.
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11:20
Ottawa police say the officers are located in the city center and “monitor traffic in the city center.”
However, the police still allow vehicles with valid business purposes to enter the exclusion zone outside Parliament’s hill.
“Today is a regular working day, so you can expect to see vehicles and trucks that have business in the exclusion zone,” a police statement said.
Meanwhile, The Good Companions, which supports seniors and adults with disabilities, said it would close personal programming on Friday due to the expected arrival of the motorcycle convoy.
All virtual programs will continue.
In addition, a group that broadcast live from a shed during the Freedom Convoy protest earlier this year will return to the city for the motorcyclists’ protest this weekend.
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Live from the Shed, which promotes and promotes the Rolling Thunder events, said it would broadcast live from its eponymous barracks on Saturday from the St. Louis Mall. Laurent.
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10:17 in the morning
Friday dawned with a downtown downtown area as the capital prepared for hundreds of motorcycles and riders to arrive for the Rolling Thunder Ottawa event over the weekend.
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The city’s bylaws said it was ready to start issuing tickets and drawing in new areas non-stop at 7am on Friday morning – and later warned that fireworks were not allowed. City officials were spotted putting up new no-parking signs on Thursday.
The vehicle exclusion zone, which went into effect Thursday night, aims to “maintain business continuity and facilitate the flow of traffic, while ensuring public safety and security above all,” the mayor’s office said.
Motor vehicles participating in a demonstration, event, protest or rally are not allowed in the area with barricades, heavy equipment or police and their vehicles at access points to “filter legal traffic on these streets”.
“Roads are not closed – normal traffic is allowed,” the mayor’s office said, adding other vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles, and so on.
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There is no parking on the street or stopping in the purple zone (see map), but it is allowed in the yellow zone for vehicles that are not part of a demonstration, event, rally or protest, such as those of people heading to businesses in the area or who live there.
Parking in the area is available in plots and garages in the yellow area – but plan ahead, they may be busy, said the city.
“Public transport is an excellent choice for travel to and from the core from April 29 to May 1.”
Public Solidarity Ottawa will hold an “Unfriendly Party” on Friday to welcome what they have called “Convoy 2.0”. The event, organized by the coalition of community groups, residents and unions, is at Strathcona Park in Sandy Hill from 5pm to 7pm
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“We chose Strathcona Park to show support and solidarity with the people of Vanier, Overbrook and Sandy Hill, who were deeply affected by the February occupation,” the CSO said.
Ottawa police said Thursday they would allow the Rolling Thunder to travel near the National War Memorial on Saturday, but not stop.
Acting Police Chief Steve Bell reiterated that downtown streets will be closed to vehicles that are part of Friday’s and Sunday’s events.
The vehicle exclusion zone includes the area near the National War Memorial, where a rolling thunder ceremony is planned for Saturday morning.
However, Bell also described an approved route that plunges into the exclusion zone and passes near the war memorial.
The motorcycle route starts in the Conroy Road area – organizers said they plan to gather at the St. Mary’s Mall. Laurent – Head down Montreal Road, Rideau Street and Waller Street before crossing the Mackenzie King Bridge, turning south on Elgin Street, east on Laurier Avenue West, Nicholas Street and 417.
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Suggested route on Saturday morning: 1: Start from St Laurent Shopping Center, 2: North on Vanier Parkway, 3: Turn onto Montreal Road, 4: Merge into Rideau Street, 5: South of Waller Street, 6: …
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