UPDATE: The unofficial plaque commemorating the 'Battle of Billings Bridge' has been taken down. ottnews
A commemorative plaque celebrating a watershed moment of citizen resistance to the 'Freedom Convoy' last year has been taken down.
"At this spot on February 13, 2022, everyday citizens and Ram Ranch Resistance members peacefully stood in the way of those who had trampled citizens’ right to peace, free movement and free expression," the plaque read. The plaque was made of brass and glued onto the bridge with construction adhesive. It’s not clear who made it or put it up, or who removed it.
"The City of Ottawa did not install a plaque on Billings Bridge at the Bank Street and Riverside Drive intersection and is currently reviewing the matter," a city spokesman said in a statement attributed to Dan Chenier, general manager of recreation, cultural and facility services. The truck drivers were eventually allowed to leave one at a time, but only after their trucks were stripped of flags, jerry cans and any 'Freedom Convoy' paraphernalia.
“I love it. It’s an absolutely brilliant piece of guerilla protest art,” he said. “I think it would be an absolute travesty if the city came and decided to take that plaque down.”Andrea Harden, who was among the first people at the protest that day, agreed.
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