Truck convoy expected to roll into Kingston, Ont. this afternoon
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The Canada Unity website says the 'Freedom Convoy' will depart Vaughan, Ont. at 12 p.m. and arrive in Kingston at 5 p.m. The convoy is expected to travel along Hwy. 401 through Port Hope to Kingston.
Beginning at 5 p.m., police will begin erecting barricades and closing Gardiners Road at Cataraqui Woods Drive to the south and Highway 38 at McIvor Road to the north.
"While not condoning or approving of the convoy, Kingston Police is working in conjunction with the Ontario Provincial Police, Kingston Fire & Rescue, Frontenac Paramedic Services, and various departments with the City of Kingston to reduce any impact on the Kingston community and surrounding area," said Kingston police in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the Canada Unity website, the convoy will depart Vaughan, Ont. at 12 p.m. and arrive in Kingston at 5 p.m. Thursday. The convoy will travel along Hwy. 401, stopping in Port Hope, Ont. at 2 p.m., before making its way to Kingston.
Police are asking motorists to avoid Gardiners Road from other access point roadways such as Creekford Road, Centennial Drive, Midland Avenue and Fortune Crescent.
