OC Transpo stopped service to about 150 bus stops during the truck convoy protests in the winter of 2022 because demonstrations prevented the agency from operating on the roads downtown.
Overall there were 18 routes impacted for the majority of the protests and 150 stops were not operating. She said in-store sales "dropped dramatically" during the protests because fewer customers were coming in, and deliveries were delayed.against Lich, Barber and others involved in the convoy, described a "constant" blaring of horns, megaphones and shouts of "freedom" being heard.She said she also smelt "a lot of exhaust from the trucks that were constantly running," along with gasoline, fumes and marijuana and cigarettes being smoked.
Diane Magas, left, lawyer for Chris Barber, centre, walks with Tamara Lich's lawter Lawrence Greenspon to the Ottawa Courthouse on Sept. 19, 2023. Earlier testimony from residents spoke to the noise and congestion caused by the protests, but none of them had any direct dealings with Lich or Barber. She testified demonstrators urinated and defecated on church property, dressed up a statue of Jesus and left "garbage everywhere."