![]() Protesters at Rideau and Sussex have been left with little room to leave the intersection as cops, some decked out in riot gear, continue to push back the demonstrators’ line and warn them of arrests for those who remain. “They can’t take us if we have the numbers,” said one man. “It’s all about autonomy over your own body,” he said.Įlsewhere along Wellington people huddled in groups trading snippets of advice or rumour. Greg said he was out of work because his job on a 100-foot trawler working the Davis Strait required a vaccination. “If you’re not doing anything wrong, they’re not going to arrest you,” he said. Greg, a commercial fisherman from Newfoundland who came to Ottawa three weeks ago, said he wasn’t afraid of the police. Meanwhile, the three-week-old dance party in front of Centre Block continued even as people streamed away down Wellington toward the front line.Ī small group knelt in prayer at the gates to Parliament Hill. The police said that’s who they’re looking for,” she said. One woman warned people to take off flags and buttons they were wearing. The police on Colonel By were backed by a squadron of mounted police as they advanced.įurther up toward the National War Memorial, demonstrators frantically filled orange and black traffic barrels with snow to form a waist-high barricade. “There are children here!” Some in the crowd shouted. There were several arrest as police grappled to handcuff protesters face down in the snow. Article contentĪfter three weeks of patience, police began their slow and methodical move to end the occupation of downtown Ottawa.Īs demonstrators shouted “Sound the horns! Sound the horns!” and “Hold the line!” A second line of police advanced up Colonel By Drive toward Sussex. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.National Capital Region's Top Employers.She has raised three children, Alex, Jonathan and Natasha, right here in Mississauga. Mayor Crombie has an MBA from York University’s Schulich School of Business and earned a Corporate Director’s Certificate from the Institute of Corporate Directors at the Rotman School of Management. Before entering public service, Mayor Crombie enjoyed a twenty-year career in business.īuilding regionally-integrated transit, igniting new economic development opportunities, fostering innovation and creating a more open, engaging and inclusive city, have been Mayor Crombie’s leading policy priorities for Mississauga. Prior to being elected as Mayor, Bonnie served as the Ward 5 City Councillor, and previous to that, as Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Streetsville. Since first being elected as Mayor in 2014, Mayor Crombie has worked diligently to hold the line on taxes, invested in improving traffic congestion and building transit, attracted major economic development to the City all while managing the growth of Canada’s sixth largest city. Her term will conclude on November 14, 2022, or until a successor is appointed by Regional Council. Mayor Bonnie Crombie was re-appointed to serve as a Regional Council representative on the Regional Municipality of Peel Police Service Board on December 13, 2018. Home Who We Are / Board Members Bonnie Crombie Mayor, City of Mississauga ![]()
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