Ottawa\u0027s interim police chief said on Monday that the participants in a biker rally scheduled for the weekend would be met with road closures and a heavy police presence to help deter any occupation of the city\u0027s streets.
“We always have a concern ,” interim chief Steve Bell said. “Every indication we have so far doesn’t indicate that that’s the intention of what’s happening, but what I can tell you is our planning — our planning cycle, our planning teams — is set up specifically to make sure that that doesn’t happen.”
At the monthly Ottawa Police Services Board meeting on Monday evening, Bell fielded questions from concerned board members and the public who were worried that the “Rolling Thunder” rally could evoke the noisy spectre of the “Freedom Convoy” occupation. He also reiterated that the vehicles tied to the rally would not be allowed into key areas of the downtown core, particularly near Parliament Hill and the National War Memorial.
The police service will begin outlining which roads will be closed to vehicles and which ones will be open as early as Tuesday. In a YouTube video, Sheard responded to the police decision to bar vehicles from some downtown streets, warning that it could lead to a “free-for-all” and become a safety issue unless police reconsider.Article content
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