Category: Wellington Street

Ottawa Mayor Rejects Feds’ Offer to Take Over Wellington Street and Keep It Closed in Wake of Convoy Protest

April 15, 2023
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Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has rejected an offer by the federal government to take over a section of Wellington Street that runs past Parliament Hill with the aim of “maintaining the current road closure” in the aftermath of the Freedom Convoy protest. In a written response on April 6, Sutcliffe reminded Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek…

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Ottawa City Committee Votes to Reopen Wellington Street in Front of Parliament, One Year After Convoy Protest

January 29, 2023
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After Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill was closed to traffic beginning in late January 2022 due to the Freedom Convoy protests, the city’s Transportation Committee on Jan. 26 voted to reopen the road on March 1 or thereafter. Large concrete barriers were installed soon after the largest protest in Canadian history descended upon the…

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