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Committee to look into allegations of "police intimidation"
Motorcyclists'
supervised by one community services
Says Mackillop, “I wouldn’t have called
Berthiaume called an emergency meeting
complaints:
officer.
in auxiliary members if I had anticipated
following the delegation to town council.
Their role was to ensure the safety of the
trouble.” He relates that he had met with
Gary Wilson, Sophie Goulet, Brian Bender,
equipment and those attending the event.
show organizers prior to the event, telling
representatives of the O.P.P., the Chamber
Their focus was to ensure the flow of the
themto“callmeiftherewereanyproblems.”
of Commerce and the Business
O.P.P.’s prime
parking areas and inside the venue, which
Meanwhile, a public relations committee
Improvement Commission will form the
was located next door to the police station.
was has been created after Mayor René
committee.
goal was
safety
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Police officers had no intention of
ruining the party for motorcycle
enthusiasts who complained they were
“victims of police harassment” at the
recent ExpoHarley Show inHawkesbury.
Public safety was the prime concern of
the Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial Police
detachment, says detachment commander
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Inspector Bryan Mackillop.
A delegation of about 50 people told
Hawkesbury town council that a high
police presence dissuaded many from
attending the event. Luc Charlebois
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declared: “The O.P.P. killed the event.”
“I am a victim of police harassment,”
stated organizer Gary Wilson. The group
warned that if Hawkesbury got a
reputation of being anti-motorbike efforts
topromotethetownasatouristdestination
would be doomed.
However, the O.P.P. detachment says
there was never a concerted effort to target
motorcyclists.
The detachment says, “We had a plan
that was in place since this could have
beenamajorevent.Wehadtobeready.The
Hawkesbury OPP made every effort to
respond to the anticipated workload such
an event can create. Hundreds, if not
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congestion in and around the Robert
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says Mackillop.
“Officers deployed to the event
responded with one goal in mind—assure
public safety and save lives on our local
roads. Plans were made to helpmotorcycle
enthusiasts arrive to the event safely and
effectively. To accomplish this goal, the
planinplaceensuredofficersweretargeting
the three big contributors of injuries and
death on Ontario roads; i.e. distracted,
aggressive and impaired drivers,” says
the detachment.
Five volunteer auxiliary members were
assigned to the event area and were
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