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Tow truck operators rallied at the Ottawa Police Service’s Orléans station Monday morning with plans to take their protest against what they claim is a police-backed monopoly to city hall.
Organizer Nadeem Chamaa of Ottawa Towing and Recovery said just before 8 a.m. that dozens of tow trucks had filled Eric Czapnik Way near city police’s east division station.
They planned to leave Orléans at about 8:30 a.m., taking highways 174 and 417 to Catherine Street and then to circle the block around the main police station on Elgin Street.
The convoy then proceeds to city hall, where they planned to protest into the afternoon, then returns to the 10th Line Road station at about 3 p.m., Chamaa said.
At issue, he said, was the police practice of calling the two companies with city contracts for secure towing in the event of a police investigation to crash scenes where it’s not required.
That means less business for other firms and lack of price competition for consumers, he said.
“We’re looking for consumer protection and opportunity – no monopolization of the industry,” Chamaa said.
I think there is a protest at the police station #ottnews #otttraffic pic.twitter.com/0bxqtqiaxk
— Dustin Y (@dymkerzx14) March 5, 2018
Last month, Gervais Motors filed a bid-rigging lawsuit alleging that Ottawa Metro Towing and Recovery Inc. and Metro Towing and Recovery Group Inc. have the same ownership and have colluded to win city towing contracts, while the city has allegedly done nothing about it. None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Involved in an accident. Need a tow? Know your rights! Ask questions! Call your insurance! #Knowyourtow @OttawaPolice #DriveSafe @ONconsumer pic.twitter.com/TVlbsD5xzH
— Constable Singh (@ConstableSingh) February 21, 2018
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Organizer Nadeem Chamaa of Ottawa Towing and Recovery said just before 8 a.m. that dozens of tow trucks had filled Eric Czapnik Way near city police’s east division station.
They planned to leave Orléans at about 8:30 a.m., taking highways 174 and 417 to Catherine Street and then to circle the block around the main police station on Elgin Street.
The convoy then proceeds to city hall, where they planned to protest into the afternoon, then returns to the 10th Line Road station at about 3 p.m., Chamaa said.
At issue, he said, was the police practice of calling the two companies with city contracts for secure towing in the event of a police investigation to crash scenes where it’s not required.
That means less business for other firms and lack of price competition for consumers, he said.
“We’re looking for consumer protection and opportunity – no monopolization of the industry,” Chamaa said.
I think there is a protest at the police station #ottnews #otttraffic pic.twitter.com/0bxqtqiaxk
— Dustin Y (@dymkerzx14) March 5, 2018
Last month, Gervais Motors filed a bid-rigging lawsuit alleging that Ottawa Metro Towing and Recovery Inc. and Metro Towing and Recovery Group Inc. have the same ownership and have colluded to win city towing contracts, while the city has allegedly done nothing about it. None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Involved in an accident. Need a tow? Know your rights! Ask questions! Call your insurance! #Knowyourtow @OttawaPolice #DriveSafe @ONconsumer pic.twitter.com/TVlbsD5xzH
— Constable Singh (@ConstableSingh) February 21, 2018
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