Calgary police closed part of Fourth Avenue S.W. Sunday afternoon due to a huge turnout for a teacher’s rally at McDougall Centre. Fourth Avenue between 4th Street and 7 Street S.W. was closed until after 5 p.m. The rally comes hours before teachers are set to strike across the province. Earlier Sunday, Edmonton teachers and their supporters gathered at a rally outside Alberta’s legislature said it’s clear what they’re looking for, despite claims from Premier Danielle Smith that their union appears disconnected from what front-line educators want in a new contract. “We will use our voices so that nobody is confused about what teachers need in this province,” Alberta Teachers Association president Jason Schilling told a crowd of thousands in Edmonton on Sunday, a day before the union’s 51,000 members were poised to strike. Calgary police advise motorists to use alternative routes. With files from The Canadian Press
