Trucker Protest: Day 24 — Operation underway to clear Coventry Road
5 p.m.
A police operation was underway to clear the Coventry Road encampment, Ottawa police said.
After several warnings to the protestors occupying the site to vacate, a deadline was given to clear the area by 4:30 p.m., police said.
Earlier in the afternoon, police said that officers were delivering a trespass notice to protesters remaining at 300 Coventry Road. The “Freedom Convoy ” set up the encampment in the parking lot of RCGT Park near the Vanier Parkway.
3:45 p.m.
Police said that they were delivering a trespass notice to protesters remaining at 300 Coventry Road. The “Freedom Convoy ” set up an encampment in the parking lot of RCGT Park near the Vanier Parkway.
The notice says they are prohibited from entering the property and from activities including setting up tents, parking vehicles, cooking and having fires, and from bringing portable toilets.
Failure to comply could lead to arrest and fines upon conviction of up to $2,000, according to the notice issued by city police as agent for the City of Ottawa.