This is the inner fence from the G20 security area that is now in total lock-down. The gate opens into the entrance of the Convention Centre to allow the world leaders to exit their motorcades, enter the building and not to have any contact with the common people who are now being kept well away from this area. Empty streets in downtown Toronto - what a travesty.
Another pic from the depths of the G20 security zone. This is the view looking east on Front St, taken from inside the 2nd row of fences. That is the CBC behind the fence on the left and on the right you can sort of see the inner fence and the Convention Centre behind it where the meetings of the leaders will be. This area of town is usually bustling with people - now looks like a ghost town. Very creepy.
This is a view of the fence in front of the CBC building where yesterday's pic was taken. It is very intimidating and sobering to see in a city that is usually so welcoming everywhere. I'll be glad when the G20 is over and all the big guys go home.
Went down on Sun to check out the security for this weekend's G20 conference and was able to walk around freely then (not the situation now). Inside the first line of security fencing, in front of the CBC building on Front St, sat this statue of the late Glenn Gould just a few feet from the 2nd line of fences. Gould was a Canadian pianist who was one of the world's most renowned classical musicians. Quite an eccentric, the statue shows him in his usual attire of hat, gloves, and coat no matter what the weather. The bronze statue by Ruth Abernethy was unveiled in 1999.
