ALERT: Vancouver- Protests Schedules Outside New Trump Hotel (February 28, 2017)

February 23, 2017

A grand opening for the newest Trump International Hotel is taking place today in Vancouver. Protests were scheduled for this morning and this afternoon, and Vancouver police warned “traffic disruptions are anticipated today in the area of the 1100 block of W. Georgia Street.”

The Trump hotel is in very close proximity to the Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver and the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. The latter two are part of Travel Leaders Group’s Select Hotels and Resorts.

According to the Vancouver Sun:

U.S. president Donald Trump’s son Eric and Donald Jr. were greeted by protesters this morning as they arrived in Vancouver to officially open the 69-storey Trump International Hotel and Tower on West Georgia Street.

Dozens of police and security guards surround the Trump Tower, while the Trumps are travelling with a U.S. Secret Service detail.

According to CBC:

Over 100 people have gathered outside the Trump Tower on West Georgia Street in Vancouver to protest the grand opening of the luxury hotel Tuesday morning.

The sons of U.S. President Donald Trump — Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump — were on hand for the official ribbon cutting set.

A separate “resist4peace” rally and march is scheduled to begin at Jack Poole Plaza at 4 p.m.

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