Downtown Ottawa starts to reopen

Businesses in downtown Ottawa are reopening their doors again now that the 'Freedom Convoy' protest, which turned into a three-week occupation, has been pushed out of the city.

Services that had been unavailable since the end of January are also returning.

The Rideau Centre will reopen today. It had been closed since Jan. 29 when it was flooded with maskless protesters on the first weekend of the convoy demonstration.

We look forward to welcoming back our community of clients, shoppers and employees!" said a statement from the mall's owner, Cadillac Fairview.

One worker, who spoke to Newstalk 580 CFRA's Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron on Monday said she's happy to be getting back to work, but she's also concerned.