Police forces equipped on June G7 Summit to protect 3,400 people in Alberta wilderness
Police forces say they are preparing to find a way to keep more than 3,400 people safe with Rocky Mountain during the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta this summer.
A report from the Calgary Police Commission said police are expected to have about 70 official guests, 2,000 delegates and 1,400 journalists at the summit between Calgary and Kanaskis.
SUPT. Calgary Police Department's Joe Brar is estimated to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta from June 15 to 17, with 70 official guests, 2,000 delegates and 1,400 journalists.
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Calgary Police Department SUPT SUPT: “It's a big security event, and I'll endanger it's probably the biggest security event since the last summit of this size (in 2002),” Joe Brar said in a press conference Wednesday.
The G7 is scheduled to bring together leaders from Canada, the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and Italy, as well as the European Union from June 15 to 17.
Police forces from across Canada will support security efforts, including authorities from Edmonton, Winnipeg and Vancouver.
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The event will close a large number of Kananaskis countries, including trails and daily use areas.
The map was released by the Integrated Security and Security Team, which will provide security at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis in June 2025, showing a huge area where the public will not be able to access it.
Comprehensive security and security groups
The RCMP said the team will be alert to modern security threats such as drones, and one fact – US President Donald Trump has faced two assassination threats recently.
The summit will be unique because it is located in the Rocky Mountains, surrounded by forests, rivers and mountains. Chief Vice President of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. David Hall said officials planned to patrol the area but refused to share details about how the area ensured.
The restricted area will also be a no-fly area. Hill said details on whether airspace restrictions apply to commercial airlines are still under development.
William Watson Lodge is located in the Kananaskis country in Alberta, which will be open to the public in June 2025 as Canada hosts the G7 summit.
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He added that police will impose a 30-nautical mile flagless area around Kanaskis during the event, with temporary restrictions around Calgary International Airport.
“If there are drone activities that focus on the safety and security of the summit, we do take the measures we implement, but again, these are things we will keep,” Hill said.
National security agencies will share information about potential threats Hill calls the “center of international cooperation.”
After the summit, security costs will be made public.
Kananaskis was hosted in 2002 with a terrorist attack less than a year after September 11, 2002.
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