Calgary News Calgary Police, RCMP enhance security measures ahead of G7 Summit in Kananaskis .
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Details of the RCMP and Calgary police's strategy to protect the forthcoming G7 meeting in Kananaskis Country are being made public. Law enforcement is stepping up preparations for the 2025 G7 Summit in Kananaskis, which is scheduled for mid-June. To make sure the event is safe, the Calgary Police Service (CPS) and the RCMP are updating the Calgary Police Commission on Wednesday on the work of the Integrated Safety & Security Group (ISSG). On Wednesday, CPS Superintendent Joe Brar and RCMP Chief Superintendent David Hall, who will be the ISSG Event Security Director, will respond to inquiries from the media. German Chancellor Charles Michel, President of the European Council, clockwise from front left Olaf Scholz, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President of France Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and President for the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen take part in a working session during the G7 Summit in Savelletri Di Fasano, Italy on Thursday,
The ISSG includes the CPS, Alberta Sheriffs, Conservation Officers and Canadian Armed Forces. The group will focus on: motorcade support; securing hotels and sites where dignitaries will be staying; wildlife management teams to help reduce harmful human-wildlife interactions; deployment of specialized teams such as public order units; and transportation and processing of individuals charged with crimes, if necessary. The security plan includes logistical preparations, intelligence gathering and public safety strategies. Officials say around 10,000 hotel rooms are booked for 70 official guests, 2,000 delegates, 1,400 journalists and thousands of security personnel. The G7 Summit features world policymakers and leaders from Canada, the U.S., the United Kingdom, France, Germany, if required. Public safety tactics, intelligence collection, and logistical preparations are all part of the security plan. About 10,000 hotel rooms are reserved for 70 official visitors, 2,000 delegates, 1,400 journalists, and thousands of security guards, according to officials. World leaders and policymakers from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, and Italy are present at the G7 Summit. Global economic and geopolitical issues are the main topics of discussion. From June 10–18, 2025, Kananaskis Country will be under a controlled entry zone. Vehicles will not be allowed to travel south along Highway 40 past the Mount Lorette Ponds at the northern limit. There will be a strong security presence along Highway 742's eastern slope at the western boundary. Although Highway 742 is open to cars, all of the hiking paths on the eastern slope Japan and Italy. Discussions focus on global economic and geopolitical issues. A controlled access zone will be in effect between June 10-18, 2025, for Kananaskis Country. At the northern boundary, no vehicles will be permitted past the Mount Lorette Ponds, south along Highway 40.
The western boundary will have a heavy security presence along the eastern slope of Highway 742. While motorists can use Highway 742, all hiking trails along the eastern slope will be closed. Trails west of Highway 742 will be open. At the southern boundary, no vehicles will be permitted past the Galatea Creek parking lot, north along Highway 40, while the eastern boundary will extend along the eastern mountain ridgeline of Kananaskis Valley. As for trailheads in the area, Rummel Lake, Buller Pass, Spray Lakes Day Use Area, Sparrowhawk, Spencer Creek, Little Lougheed, Spurling Creek, High Rockies and Galatea will all be closed during the summit. Three Sister Parkway, Mount Lougheed, McGillvary Creek, Quaite Valley, Barrier Lake, Wasootch Ridge, Sawmill Cross Country Ski and Chester Lake will all be open up to the Controlled Area Zone boundary. Public Safety Canada has approved the proposed CPS budget, however, the costs will not be publicly available until the end of the summit. Officials say, "It is not anticipated to negatively impact the CPS budget." CPS says it has "adequate staffing resources" to support the summit and police the city of Calgary. CPS is also in the process of securing and finalizing equipment and facility resources required for the event will be shut down. There will be access to trails west of Highway 742. No cars will be allowed north on Highway 40 past the Galatea Creek parking lot at the southern boundary, and the eastern limit will run along the Kananaskis Valley's eastern mountain ridgeline. The following trailheads will be closed during the summit: Sparrowhawk, Spencer Creek, Little Lougheed, Spurling Creek, High Rockies, Galatea, Rummel Lake, Buller Pass, and Spray Lakes Day Use Area. The areas that will be open up to the Controlled Area Zone boundary include Three Sister Parkway, Mount Lougheed, McGillvary Creek, Quaite Valley, Barrier Lake, Wasootch Ridge, Sawmill Cross Country Ski, and Chester Lake. The planned CPS budget has been authorized by Public Safety Canada, but the expenses will not be made public until the summit's conclusion. "It is not expected to have a negative impact on the CPS budget," officials said. According to CPS, it has "adequate staffing resources" to both police Calgary and facilitate the summit. The equipment and building resources needed for the event are also being secured and finalized by CPS.
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