By Olaborede Olugbenga Israel
A group of protesting dinosaurs confront a line of Calgary police officers in front of the PetroCanada offices in downtown Calgary.
They were part of a day-long protest march that moved around downtown Calgary and ended up at Memorial Park.
Protesters give police an earful during the 2000 World Petroleum Congress in Calgary. Postmedia archive photo
The Calgary Police Service is set to bolster its resources for the World Petroleum Congress that’s slated to come to Calgary in September.
Presenting to the Calgary police commission on Wednesday, police said the global oil and gas industry event is expected to draw somewhere around 15,000 people to the city and has the potential to draw large protests and demonstrations. As such, CPS is planning to increase its presence throughout that week, as well as draw law enforcement supports from agencies across Western Canada.
“We have reviewed a number of previous similar events, and they have shown us that there are operational risks out there. So we’re aware of those risks and we are taking steps to address those risks,” said Jason Archibald, a business strategist with CPS. “We’re also working with other law enforcement agencies to assess the intelligence situation and to inform our operational response.”
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