19 vehicles towed, dozens of tickets issued as rally marks one-year anniversary of 'Freedom Convoy' in Ottawa
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OPS and Ottawa Bylaw officers issued 117 parking tickets and 47 Provincial Offences Notices Saturday, as hundreds of people marked the one-year anniversary of the 'Freedom Convoy'.
Ottawa police say there are "no issues to report" as hundreds of people gathered in the Parliamentary Precinct to mark the one-year anniversary of the arrival of the 'Freedom Convoy' in downtown Ottawa.
A large, visible police presence kept an eye on the rally and dance party on Parliament Hill and on Wellington Street Saturday afternoon. Access to Parliament Hill has been restricted, and parking restrictions are in effect in the downtown area as police and city of Ottawa officials look to prevent a repeat of last year's event that occupied streets for more than three weeks.
Parliamentary Protective Service officers arrested two people for trespassing on Parliament Hill Saturday afternoon.
Ottawa Police said Sunday morning that OPS and Ottawa Bylaw officers had issued 117 parking tickets and 47 Provincial Offences Notices, while 19 vehicles had been towed from the downtown area.
"Residents and visitors will continue to see an increased police and bylaw presence in the downtown core today," police said on Twitter.
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe tells CTV News Ottawa police had reported no issues through the afternoon.
"As long as the protests are peaceful and as long as they are not disturbing the public in any significant way, that they are not making noise that traumatizes or triggers residents of Centretown, they're not blocking roads or bringing vehicles in illegally, then they are welcome to demonstrate and express their opinions," Sutcliffe said Saturday afternoon.
