The RCMP-led team handling security for the upcoming G7 summit have given a glimpse of the equipment that will be on standby. Read More
A bear trap, motorcades, mobile command centres and multiple armoured vehicles were among the tools members of the Integrated Safety and Security Group had on display
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Radiating 20 nautical miles from the Calgary International Airport, another flight exclusion zone will be imposed on unauthorized manned aircraft and drones, with both in effect from 6 a.m. on June 14 to 11:59 p.m. on June 17.
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A CPS member operates a surveillance drone at a demonstration following a press conference on security measures for the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis at CPS headquarters on Monday, June 2, 2025. Brent Calver/Postmedia
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A CPS surveillance drone flight was demonstrated following a press conference on security measures for the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis at CPS headquarters on Monday, June 2, 2025. Brent Calver/Postmedia
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Sgt. Mark Basanta, RCMP Protective Operations, attends a press event at Springbank Airport on Friday, May 30, 2025, to outline the airspace restrictions over Calgary and Kananaskis for the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit in June. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia
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Police expect a large influx of demonstrators to descend on Calgary, and protesters are being encouraged to confine their activities to three designated demonstration zones in the city. There is also one zone in the Town of Banff.
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Protesters are not legally required to remain within designated demonstration zones.
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However, multiple officials emphasized that the focus is that demonstrations remain “lawful, peaceful and safe.”
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According to Hall, in terms of wildfire, the summit itself is not necessarily a concern.
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“But if there are evacuations in communities that might affect road access, those types of things . . . (that’s) certainly something that we’ve incorporated in our plans,” said Hall.
CPS Inspector Jason Bobrowich of the Public Safety Unit displays a 40mm Blunt Impact Projectile, part of the less-than-lethal equipment that will be available to police at the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis following a press conference at CPS headquarters on Monday, June 2, 2025. Brent Calver/Postmedia
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CPS members display some of the less-than-lethal equipment that will be available to them at the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis following a press conference at CPS headquarters on Monday, June 2, 2025. Brent Calver/Postmedia
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CPS members display some of the less-than-lethal equipment that will be available to them at the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis following a press conference at CPS headquarters on Monday, June 2, 2025. Brent Calver/Postmedia
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An RCMP armoured vehicle was among the equipment on hand following a press conference on security measures for the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis at CPS headquarters on Monday, June 2, 2025. Brent Calver/Postmedia
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CPS RPAS Operator Const. Randy Randhawa inspects his air frame following a demonstration at a press conference on security measures for the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis at CPS headquarters on Monday, June 2, 2025. Brent Calver/Postmedia
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An Alberta Sheriffs mobile operations centre was among the equipment on hand following a press conference on security measures for the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis at CPS headquarters on Monday, June 2, 2025. Brent Calver/Postmedia
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Fish and Wildlife Staff Sgt. Lorne Rinkel was photographed next to a bear trap following a press conference on security measures for the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis at CPS headquarters on Monday, June 2, 2025. Brent Calver/Postmedia
