Ottawa police bringing in officers from other jurisdictions for Canada Day duty

Ottawa Police sign outside headquarters on Elgin St. in Ottawa. (CTV News Ottawa)

The Ottawa Police Service will be bringing in reinforcements from other jurisdictions for Canada Day celebrations.

The main Canada Day activities will be at LeBreton Flats and on Parliament Hill, with community events being held across the city.

“There are multiple celebration sites throughout Ottawa, which means a city-wide footprint,” Chief Eric Stubbs told the Ottawa Police Services Board Monday night.

“Downtown will be busy, but so will the rest of the city and we’re working with Canadian Heritage, the City of Ottawa, the RCMP, OPP, Gatineau police and other police agencies that will be coming into town. So, no doubt that extra officers will be here to ensure we have the resources that we need.”

Officers will be enforcing road closures around LeBreton Flats and downtown Ottawa, and patrolling Canada Day activities across the city.

Canada Day events will be held in Barrhaven, Beacon Hill, the ByWard Market, Greely, Kanata, Petrie Island, Riverside South and Stittsville.