The area extending from Colonel By Drive / Sussex Drive to the east, Wellington Street to the north, Booth Street to the west and Laurier Avenue to the south will not be closed to vehicles, but will be restricted. “Motor vehicles participating in any form of demonstration, demonstration, protest or rally will not be allowed,” the city said. “Barricades, heavy equipment or police and vehicles will be at various access points around the control zone to filter out legal traffic on these roads.” The control zone will be valid from 8 am today until 6 am on Monday. There will also be closed roads on Canada Day. The vehicle control zone is one of the measures taken by the Ottawa Police Department to prevent a repeat of last February, when protesters parked heavy trucks across the city center and set up a makeshift village to protest the federal government. and public health COVID-19 protections. Police eventually removed them, reinforced by the first invocation of federal emergency law. Ottawa Interim Police Chief Steve Bell assures residents that last winter’s occupation will not be repeated. “There will be no occupiers because all our planning is based on ensuring that people do not occupy our streets, that people do not occupy areas of Ottawa,” Bell told the Ottawa Police Service Council on Monday. “We have made very deliberate plans and we have provided them with these plans so that the occupation will not be repeated.” Speaking to CTV News on Tuesday afternoon, Bell said police have not forgotten what happened five months ago. “The trauma our community suffered in February is at the heart of all our plans,” he said. “Canada Day is about celebrating our country. We want to encourage people to come down and we want to let them know that you can go down to a large area that will have a festive atmosphere.” Bell says all legal protests will be allowed, but illegal activity will not be tolerated. The Ottawa Rules also say there is zero tolerance for setting up tables, tents or other materials on the city’s streets and sidewalks.

title: “Canada Day Ottawa The Motor Vehicle Control Zone Enters Into Force " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-16” author: “Roger Lamblin”

The Ottawa regulation states that 120 parking tickets were issued and 28 vehicles were towed on Wednesday between 8 a.m.  and 5 p.m.
The area extending from Colonel By Drive / Sussex Drive to the east, Wellington Street to the north, Booth Street to the west and Laurier Avenue to the south will not be closed to vehicles, but will be restricted.
“Motor vehicles participating in any form of demonstration, demonstration, protest or rally will not be allowed,” the city said.  “Barricades, heavy equipment or police and vehicles will be at various access points around the control zone to filter out legal traffic on these roads.”
The control zone will be valid from 8 am on Wednesday until 6 am on Monday.  There will also be closed roads on Canada Day.
The vehicle control zone is one of the measures taken by the Ottawa Police Department to prevent a repeat of last February, when protesters parked heavy trucks across the city center and set up a makeshift village to protest the federal government. and public health COVID-19 protections.  Police eventually removed them, reinforced by the first invocation of federal emergency law.
A look at the Motor Vehicle Control Zone in downtown Ottawa for Canada Day.  (Ottawa City / edition)
Ottawa Interim Police Chief Steve Bell assures residents that last winter’s occupation will not be repeated.
“There will be no occupiers because all our planning is based on ensuring that people do not occupy our streets, that people do not occupy areas of Ottawa,” Bell told the Ottawa Police Service Council on Monday.  “We have made very deliberate plans and we have provided them with these plans so that the occupation will not be repeated.”
Speaking to CTV News on Tuesday afternoon, Bell said police have not forgotten what happened five months ago.
“The trauma our community suffered in February is at the heart of all our plans,” he said.  “Canada Day is about celebrating our country. We want to encourage people to come down and we want to let them know that you can go down to a large area that will have a festive atmosphere.”
Bell says all legal protests will be allowed, but illegal activity will not be tolerated.  The Ottawa Rules also say there is zero tolerance for setting up tables, tents or other materials on the city’s streets and sidewalks.
Mayor Jim Watson says the city learned from the occupation.
“This time we caught the situation, we did not catch the last time.  “Last time, obviously, things went awry,” Watson told CTV Morning Live on Wednesday.  “If the 18-wheelers start appearing on residential streets, they will receive a ticket and be towed.  You are not allowed to be on an 18-wheeler on a residential street that occupies four or five parking spaces.  There will be zero tolerance. “
The Ottawa Rules say that no-go zones are already in place.
.Keep in mind that all vehicles parked in Special Event Zones Non-stop in the Downtown Vehicle Control Zone will have tickets and will be towed.

Enforcement is ongoing. Read and follow all the posted signs. #OttCity #OttNews pic.twitter.com/eYIyd8cGYU – Statute of Ottawa (@OttawaBylaw) June 29, 2022
Ottawa police have installed tow trucks in downtown, possibly to quickly remove any cars that do not follow the parking / stop rules that now apply to many streets in downtown Ottawa #cdnpoli #ottnews pic.twitter.com/rm – Mackenzie Gray (@Gray_Mackenzie) June 29, 2022