Ottawa convoy protest: Group circles city's airport, police warn of effort to 'flood' non-emergency, 911 reporting lines
AIRPORT: About 30 vehicles circling the airport property. Looping. #otttraffic #Ottnews pic.twitter.com/MYiZBY9NZ6
— CBC Ottawa Traffic (@cbcotttraffic) February 10, 2022
Truck convoy demonstrators in Ottawa headed to the city's airport on Thursday, as an expansion of the occupation near Parliament Hill that has being going on for two weeks now.
— ~OttawaGirl~ (@Smardie96) February 10, 2022
It was estimated that more than 30 vehicles were initially circling the area, with no flight delays reported.
A poor quality picture from inside the Ottawa airport terminal this morning where the protests appear to have moved pic.twitter.com/Ud4QyBTkMi
— Ben Woodfinden (@BenWoodfinden) February 10, 2022
To the occupiers of the Ottawa airport: this kind of behaviour is unacceptable. It is time to go home!
— Omar Alghabra (@OmarAlghabra) February 10, 2022
"To the occupiers of the Ottawa airport: this kind of behaviour is unacceptable," transport Minister Omar Alghabra tweeted. "It is time to go home!"
We are aware of a concerted effort to flood our 911 and non-emergency policing reporting line. This endangers lives and is completely unacceptable. (1/2)
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) February 10, 2022
Additionally, Ottawa police alerted the public that they are aware of a "concerted effort" to "flood" 911 and the non-emergency reporting line.
"This endangers lives and is completely unacceptable," a tweet from Ottawa police reads.
"It is a crime to unnecessarily call 911 or our non-emergency number (613-236-1222). We track calls and will charge anyone deliberately interfering with emergencies."
