Officers were watching faithful and supporters of the Rolling Thunder event outside the Capital City Bikers’ Church at Carillon Street on Sunday morning. The service took place just hours after Ottawa police launched a hate-motivated search for graffiti spray-painted on church walls. “We are excited to have you with us today,” Pastor Rob McKee told the faithful at the opening service. McKee said the church was packed for Sunday service, with a crowd overflowing outside watching a live stream. A band appeared for the crowd before and after the hourly service. The cyclists’ church service was the last event of the weekend program, with the Rolling Thunder Ottawa website saying on Sunday, “See you next time!” Ten people were arrested during a three-day rally in central Ottawa, including seven on Friday night, when protesters blocked the intersection of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive. There were no reports of injuries or property damage in the city center. Many participants said they planned to leave the city after the church service. Interim Chief Steve Bell said police continued to gather information and information about plans for the weekend. “What I can tell you is that our business is not over, we will continue to be in and around the area… the rest of the weekend,” Bell told CTV News Ottawa on Saturday night. “Like last time, we will say that our business will not be done until everyone leaves our area.” “Controlled access” points remain in place through the core of the city center today, with officers at several intersections around the exclusion zone. Traffic was allowed in the area, but parking and no-stop rules still apply. “A key goal of our efforts will be to support and protect the CN Circle for CHEO,” police said in a statement Saturday night. Police believe the increased police presence in downtown Ottawa this weekend prevented many people from attending the event. “Many escorts and groups were located outside the city. “Our intelligence gathering shows that many escorts chose not to come to Ottawa based on the operational stance of the police,” police said. Hundreds of people gathered at the National War Memorial on Saturday for a morning service before more than 400 motorcycles traveled from the eastern tip of Ottawa to the heart of downtown. There was also an afternoon rally on Parliament Hill and a march through Centretown. “From what we hear from our community they are happy with our response from the police,” Bell said. “They would rather this not happen, but they understand that people will come to our town and wait for their police to really handle it, and I think we have done a pretty good job this weekend.”
Ten people were arrested
Ten people were arrested during the “Rolling Thunder Ottawa” event. A woman has been arrested for assaulting police on Elgin Street on Saturday afternoon, police said. A man has been arrested for violating bail conditions stemming from the February occupation of downtown. A male driver was also arrested after rushing an OPP motorcycle to a checkpoint in the city center’s core on Saturday, police said. “The man, who has been in conditions since the February occupation, faces several charges, including breach of parole, dangerous driving, refusal to provide a sample, assault on a peace officer and assault with a firearm,” police said in a statement. . Saturday afternoon.
Dozens of vehicles are being towed
Ottawa Rules and Regulations say 761 tickets have been issued for breach of parking / no-stop zones in the exclusion zone since Friday morning. Thirty-nine vehicles were towed this weekend from Waller Street to Bay Street and Wellington Street to Laurier Avenue. Ten other statute tickets have been issued for noise violations, smoking, public urination, highway toll and abuse of access license, statute saw.
Ottawa to send policing bill to federal government
Police in Ottawa’s Freedom Convoy event in January and February cost $ 36 million. Mayor Jim Watson says the final bill for this protest will not be so high, but Ottawa taxpayers will not have to pay it. “So we’re looking at millions, not hundreds of thousands but millions,” Watson said Saturday night. “I spoke with the Federal Minister of Public Safety just a few days ago to inform him that we will once again rely on the federal government to provide funding. It should not be Ottawa taxpayers who fund such events that take place in our backyard. “I keep telling people that there are two different Ottawa – there is official Ottawa, Parliament Hill, but there is Ottawa made up of communities.”
CN cycle for CHEO
Organizers say the CN round for CHEO will take place today. “The Ottawa Police Department will continue to monitor the situation and work with the CN Cycle for CHEO organizers to ensure that registration for the CN Circle for CHEO and the event itself will proceed safely,” the city said. of Ottawa in a statement. The event takes place at the Canadian War Museum, with tours throughout the city.
