It appears a blockade at the international border near Emerson is set to end. The news comes nearly a week after protesters parked trucks and large farm equipment across the north and south bound lanes of PTH 75, blocking commercial traffic from coming and going across the boundary.
"Since the beginning of the blockade of Highway 75 at Provincial Road 243, Manitoba RCMP officers have worked to peacefully resolve the situation," said Chief Superintendent Rob Hill, Officer in Charge of Criminal Operations for the Manitoba RCMP, in an update on Tuesday afternoon. "We are now confident that a resolution has been reached and that demonstrators will soon be leaving the area, and that full access to the Emerson Port of Entry will be restored."
Hill added, Manitoba RCMP is coordinating the departure of the remaining demonstrators and expects it will be completed by Wednesday, February 16, 2022.
The turn of events comes a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act, and following news that the Coutts, Alberta demonstration drew to a close earlier in the day.
The plan, according to reports, is that the Emerson demonstrators will leave together in a slow roll tomorrow.