Although hundreds of protesters conducted several days of demonstrations during the G7 summit, the event's security chief said no one was arrested and no tickets were issued.
“Those who choose to express themselves are largely in a legal, peaceful and safe way,” said RCMP Chief Supt. David Hall of the Integrated Safety and Security Team in a media briefing in Calgary on Wednesday.
The massive security force is a joint operation led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, assisted by Calgary Police, Alberta Sheriff, Alberta Forestry and Parks, and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Protests during the G7 summit were limited to three officially designated protest areas in Calgary, one protest area in Banff.
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When NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) was forced to compete for CF-18 fighters to intercept a small civilian aircraft into the flightless zone near the top of the Kananaskis Mountains, the biggest security threat was the biggest.
Before taking the “final warning measures,” the “multiple steps” caught the attention of the pilot, who was able to land in Brooks, in Alta, about two hours east of Kananaskis, where the RCMP was encountered by the RCMP.
In 30 nautical miles centered on the village of Kananaskis, temporary space restrictions were established on the top of the 30 nautical miles and a radius of 20 nautical miles from Calgary International Airport.
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So far, no explanation has been provided to the public on why the aircraft enters restricted airspace.
“At this time, the RCMP has not filed charges and some of our partner agencies are considering applicable regulatory crimes, but it is not yet understood that any charges have been filed at this time,” Hall said.
“If criminal charges are to be filed – it is too early to say at this point whether this is the case, it is done by the RCMP. However, there are other regulatory offences that may be more appropriate at the end of the investigation, and these offences may be managed by other agencies, such as others.
SUPT. Brian Sundberg, along with Alberta Forestry and Parks, said security forces also responded to about 200 wildlife-related incidents in the area around the summit.
“About half of that are reports of grizzly and black bears,” Sundberg said. “I'm happy to say that all of this is secondary in nature, so we can take the smallest action to remove the risk of wildlife and bears without relocation or major effort.”
G7 security forces said they responded to complaints from more than 200 wildlife during the event, about half of which involved concerns about grizzly or black bears.
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Sundberg said security personnel were able to use bear sprays, bear bombs, chalk balls and other deterrent forces, in some cases dogs to scare andim. They are also ready to use traps if necessary.
“I'm happy to say that all of this is secondary in nature, so we are able to take minimal action to remove the risk of wildlife and bears without relocating or major efforts,” Sundberg added.
The final security fee for the summit has not been announced.
“It’s important to remember that we’re not done yet,” Hall said. “We have a lot of work to do to get our safety posture promoted – our respective organizations need to reduce their operations and in some cases we’ll be fully covered by all of these expenses that will be publicly available.”
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