A handful of protesters and a couple of vehicles were all that remained Wednesday evening of a protest that blocked part of Memorial Boulevard for nearly three weeks, after Winnipeg police issued a deadline for them to clear out or face consequences.
Earlier Wednesday, police said they were confident protesters would leave by the 5 p.m. cutoff but said they had plans for what to do if any of the semi-trailers, farm equipment and other vehicles stationed in the area, just north of the legislature grounds, did not move.
“I can assure you that we have plans in place, should that present itself as