Increased police presence in downtown Ottawa after convoy protesters warned to leave
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New fencing has been erected on the Parliament Hill side of Wellington Street, right next to where 'Freedom Convoy' demonstrators have been camped out for three weeks.
It's the latest sign that police action to break up the downtown Ottawa occupation could be imminent. On Wednesday, police handed out notices to demonstrators warning them to leave the area or face arrest.
New fencing has been erected on the Parliament Hill side of Wellington Street, right next to where many protesters have been camped out for three weeks. Later Thursday morning, crews also put up fencing outside the Senate building farther east on Wellington Street.
It's unclear when and how police will move to end the demonstration. Ottawa's new interim police chief suggested Wednesday night it could take several days to "execute and achieve" its operation to end the ongoing occupation.
"I will commit to council that we have a good, well-resourced plan that we will execute from now moving ahead to end the occupation in this city," Steve Bell said during a dramatic city council meeting in which the city's police board chair was ousted.
