Occupy Toronto
Police have begun removing tents at the Occupy Toronto encampment in St. James Park.
Authorities arrived at the park in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday to dismantle the camp, following a judge's ruling Mayor Rob Ford's eviction notice last week would stand.
Police arrived on three large department buses and other vehicles and none of the officers appeared to be clad in riot gear.
As the sun came up, crews had started picking up trash and cleaning the park while some Occupy Toronto protesters began to clear books out of the library.
The Ontario Federation of Labour have broken off from a convention and are marching - in the hundreds - to St. James Park to show solidarity with the Occupy Toronto protesters.
Ontario Federation of Labour member have left their convention at a downtown hotel and marched to the park. Sid Ryan, President of the Ontario Federation of Labour, told reporters that the Union supports what Occupy Toronto is trying to accomplish.
The protesters who had barricaded themselves inside the library have reportedly 'negotiated' a peaceful end to occupying the library. Protesters have told reporters that they negotiated with the police that the books will not be thrown in the garbage.
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RT @CUPEOntario: Police moving in on #occupytoronto library now.by paisleyrae via twitter 11/23/2011 5:31:02 PM -
Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday speaks on behalf of @TOMayorFord regarding #OccupyToronto and says "patience is paying off" with eviction nowby Mark McAllister via twitter 11/23/2011 5:37:19 PM -
#HistoryLesson 1: basic #union principle: people before profits RT @K1ingK1ong: #OccupyToronto Please don't let unions co-opt the message.by Happy_Belmore via twitter 11/23/2011 5:40:13 PM -
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Free Room & Board, lol nothing RT “@TheRounder: Not to sound ignorant, but what exactly was accomplished with this #OccupyToronto movement?”by 13Angels4u via twitter 11/23/2011 5:43:32 PM -
Police about to raid tent and arrest holdoutsby Jackson Proskow via twitter 11/23/2011 5:46:58 PM -
Arrests in progress. Occupiers holed up inside tentby Jackson Proskow via twitter 11/23/2011 5:48:44 PM
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Police raid tent. Arrests in progress. twitpic.com
by Jackson Proskow via twitter 11/23/2011 5:49:34 PM -
Police serve notice to small group of protesters to move or they wiull be moved. No arrests yet.by Jackson Proskow via twitter 11/23/2011 5:50:02 PM
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Chants from Occupy protesters in St. James Park: "the whole world is watching."by Jennifer Palisoc via twitter 11/23/2011 5:50:04 PM -
Arrests in progress. Woman screaming as she's carried awayby Jackson Proskow via twitter 11/23/2011 5:51:52 PM
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Police dismantle tent that once housed 'sacred fire' as arrests take placeby Jackson Proskow via twitter 11/23/2011 5:53:15 PM
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Crowd shouts "let her go!"by Jackson Proskow via twitter 11/23/2011 5:53:49 PM
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Protesters chained inside library yurt call it quits, pack up and leave peacefully to save booksby Jackson Proskow via twitter 11/23/2011 6:06:13 PM
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City Councillor Pam McConnell talks of "celebration not confrontation" with police while arrests take place at #OccupyToronto encampmentby Mark McAllister via twitter 11/23/2011 6:12:11 PM
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Police now releasing some of the 5 arrested earlierby Jackson Proskow via twitter 11/23/2011 6:19:38 PM
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@quinnnorton OccupyToronto - trucks wrecking grass while everything is torn apart and taken down. So much 4 the "grass" concern.by Pennyvane10 via twitter 11/23/2011 6:25:05 PM -
City Parks Chair Norm Kelly suggests damage done to St. James Park after #OccupyToronto protests approx $25,000 based on initial assessmentby Mark McAllister via twitter 11/23/2011 6:25:57 PM
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Protesters forming a chain and passing books out of the library yurt. One man yells: "save the books!"by Jennifer Palisoc via twitter 11/23/2011 6:28:40 PM
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No word on where #OccupyToronto movement may now move to but city officials emphasize protesters won't be allowed to set up camp elsewhereby Mark McAllister via twitter 11/23/2011 6:43:05 PM
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Occupy protesters saving books from makeshift library. Say they're being stored 4 next occupation lockerz.com
by Jennifer Palisoc via twitter 11/23/2011 6:43:27 PM -
@markmcallglobal that assessment is with union labor...if it was at camp we would call it character...by yoyojoer via twitter 11/23/2011 6:53:12 PM -
@MarkMcAllGlobal So pleased @OccupyToronto is ending this phase peacefully. I love #Toronto, @TorontoPolice & residents when this happens.by SusanGapka via twitter 11/23/2011 7:39:39 PM -
RT @ShenizJ: Everyone's talking about how the police have been peaceful & no one is talking about how protestors are non-violent. @OccupyTorontoby dragon_flaming via twitter 11/23/2011 7:52:06 PM -
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Removing items from gazebo. I see sleeping bags, a tent, blankets, tarps, a broom head coming out. Crowd seems disengaged. #OccupyTorontoby niamhsays via twitter 11/23/2011 7:54:34 PM -
General Assembly for #OccupyToronto tonight and more talks to come re: strategies for protesting outside St. James Park moving forwardby Mark McAllister via twitter 11/23/2011 7:56:56 PM
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A freelance reporter asked me about the biggest change in reporting at City Hall under Ford admin. My response? The volume of news.by Jackson Proskow via twitter 2/1/2012 9:37:55 PM
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Mayor Ford reveals the Gordon Chong Sheppard Subway Report will go to exec cmte Feb 13 (so should be in an agenda next wk!)by Jackson Proskow via twitter 2/1/2012 10:14:33 PM
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Courts grant temporary injuction to #TheRealJerk to stay in space at Queen & Broadview - no timeline given - still to be worked out #NFTNby Mark McAllister via twitter 2/1/2012 11:01:11 PM
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Camera records JFK badly injuring his back while planting tree in Canada and wincing in pain, this week 1961: #PIP https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdMzug8UwAAn6TW.jpg