Unofficial plaque marks historic site of 'Battle of Billings Bridge,' almost one year later

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Unofficial plaque marks historic site of 'Battle of Billings Bridge,' almost one year later
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Glued to a bridge railing over the Rideau River, it looks official — marked with the City of Ottawa\u0027s logo and in bothofficial languages.

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It was a frigid Sunday when counter-protesters locked down downtown-bound cars and pickup trucks for most of the day on Riverside Drive. By 3:40 p.m., the first few ensnared vehicles were allowed to depart — they had to remove their flags first — under a heavy police escort as organizers sought to de-escalate the situation. Later, vehicles were allowed to leave one at a time.

“I just saw it today — it brings back memories for me because I was there for that time and a lot of my residents were the ones who planned that day,” he said. “I just think kind of a good reminder of what residents had to do for themselves at that time when our authorities were doing very little.

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