Police warn of delays at Cornwall border crossing amid tractor protest

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The crest on Cornwall chief of police Shawna Spowart's uniform. (Nate Vandermeer/CTV Viewer)


A protest on the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Cornwall, Ont. has native police warning of the potential for delays however, to date, visitors throughout the border has not been blocked.


The Cornwall Police Service warned drivers to concentrate on "potential visitors delays on the Canadian Port of Entry at Brookdale Avenue and Water Avenue" in social media messages Saturday morning.

In a Fb submit, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police in Akwesasne, N.Y. mentioned visitors will not be blocked, however cautioned drivers to anticipate delays. A picture exhibits a line of tractors close to the crossing.

In keeping with the Canadian authorities, there have been no delays on the Cornwall border crossing as of 9:14 a.m. Bridge cameras from the Seaway Worldwide Bridge Company present not one of the autos are on the bridge.


This comes as police in Windsor, Ont. filter out a multi-day blockade of the Ambassador Bridge to the USA. An injunction was granted Friday to take away protesters blocking the busy border crossing in opposition to COVID-19 public well being measures. 

Police may very well be seen shifting in Saturday morning, with movies from the scene exhibiting drivers leaving of their very own accord.


In the meantime, a 16-day occupation of downtown Ottawa continues unabated. Whereas police insist they're "higher outfitted and higher resourced" to cope with an anticipated inflow of partiers on the third weekend of the "Freedom Convoy" demonstration towards COVID-19 mandates and the federal authorities basically, at the very least one native councillor will not be satisfied.


Catherine McKenney, whose Somerset ward is among the space most affected by the occupation, referred to as on the prime minister and the mayor to behave, saying Ottawa wants new management to finish the seemingly intractable demonstration.


"Mayor Watson: the Metropolis of Ottawa is paralyzed and unable to include and finish the occupation. Put in place a frontrunner who will apply all mandatory measures to finish this. Take management of your metropolis," they wrote

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