The control zone, aimed at preventing another convoy-style occupation near Parliament Hill, went into effect at 8 a.m. Wednesday in preparation for Canada Day celebrations and possible protests. While the roads remain open to traffic, vehicles participating in the demonstrations are prohibited and there is no parking or standing in the area.
In an update Sunday afternoon, Ottawa Bylaw said that as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, officers have issued 513 parking tickets – 186 tickets on Saturday and Sunday – and towed 121 vehicles.
Six tickets have been issued for highway encroachment, one ticket for “a pile of material on the highway” and three tickets for mobile refreshments without a license.
According to Bylaw Services, three tickets were issued for unauthorized use of fireworks, while one ticket was issued for public urination.
“Thank you to all residents and visitors who celebrated Canada Day by respecting the residents and laws of Ottawa,” Bylaw Services said on Twitter Sunday afternoon.
▶️ 3 unlicensed mobile refreshments tickets▶️ 1 public urination ticket
Thank you to all residents and visitors who celebrated Canada Day by respecting the residents and laws of Ottawa. #OttCity 2/2
— Ottawa Bylaw (@OttawaBylaw) July 3, 2022
Ottawa police have not commented on the police operation in downtown Ottawa over the Canada Day weekend. Officers from the RCMP, OPP and municipal police forces across the country joined Ottawa police for the Canada Day policing project.
Mayor Jim Watson told CTV News Ottawa he thought the Canada Day celebrations and police presence went “really, really well.”
“We were better prepared, we had more police at the right time when we needed them from different police services and at the end of the day I think what we did was make sure there was a police presence but we were also very firm with applying the rules,” he said Watson.
The motor vehicle control zone extends from Colonel By/Sussex Drive in the east to Booth Street in the west and Wellington Street in the north to Laurier Avenue in the south. The control zone also includes Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway east of Parkdale Avenue.
It will remain in effect until 6 a.m. Monday.
The City of Ottawa says a motor vehicle control zone will be in effect starting Wednesday at 8 a.m. through July 4 at 6 a.m. (City of Ottawa/Twitter)
