Police in Ottawa are having the same problems as their colleagues in Southern Alberta — they can’t find tow truck operators who want to help them remove protesting semis that are part of the Freedom Convoy..A senior police source told CTV News Ottawa that even if they decided to tow the trucks, they wouldn’t have enough tow trucks to do it..Police requests to tow truck companies across the city have been rebuffed, the source said..“The source said police are considering launching a criminal investigation into whether intimidation of the tow truck companies (by convoy members) is leading to their lack of cooperation with police,” CTV reported..The same thing happened in Southern Alberta..Authorities searching for tow truck companies to assist in the removal of trucks from Coutts border blockade are coming up empty-handed..According to local towing companies, requests have come in since last Sunday for trucks to assist RCMP should they look to haul away trucks and other vehicles participating in the border blockade..The Western Standard spoke with a number of tow truck companies in southern Alberta including in Calgary and Lethbridge..TnT Towing in Lethbridge is one of the largest towing companies in the area. When contacted, the person who answered the phone said they had no comment, but did indicate they had been contacted..“We don’t know who it was that called, but we don’t want to get involved so we won’t be commenting.”.One smaller towing company in southern Alberta that was approached to supply tow trucks said they are “stuck between a rock and a hard place.”.“We have created relationships in our community and contracts that would be in jeopardy if we participate in any way,” said a worker at the towing company who asked to remain anonymous to avoid any negative response to his company..“A lot of these smaller companies don’t want to ruin their reputation in the communities they serve so they don’t want to get involved,” he said..“We have received calls here to supply our trucks, but we’ve also had calls from locals who won’t identify themselves asking if we plan to send trucks. When I told them ‘no’ they said ‘good then we will keep supporting you.’”.The Western Standard spoke with Abe Martens from Xodus Car Transport out of Lethbridge County. Martens’ company focuses on transporting vehicles, but also offers towing services..“We are here with our trucks at the blockade, but we are participating and are in full support of the truckers,” said Martens..Due to a high level of spam content being posted in our comment section below, all comments undergo manual approval by a staff member during regular business hours (Monday - Friday). Your patience is appreciated.
