""The contracted employee identified in this incident is no longer performing work on City of Toronto contracts, including current and future operations, as the behaviour displayed does not reflect City values and contravenes City policies," city spokesperson, Russell Baker, said in an emailed statement Tuesday. On the evening of Nov. 18, as protesters rallied outside of the U.S. Consulate on University Avenue in a demonstration monitored by Toronto police, the driver was caught on video piloting a orange Kubota tractor right through the crowd"
"Baker said the city will also meet with the contractor "and others providing winter maintenance services to review protocols for operating in areas with high pedestrian activity. This will help ensure staff and contractors are acting in a way that meets the City's highest standards for safety and accountability." Baker previously said the contractor was doing a dry run ahead of the winter season at the time of the incident."
"After the incident, company spokesperson Fausto Di Carlo said the city had notified the company but did not report "any unusual activity" in the area. "Our operator was trying to do her job under difficult circumstances and feared for her personal safety. She had no other option but to remove herself from the situation slowly and carefully which is what she did. We note that police who were on-site had no concerns with her actions," Di Carlo said."
A contractor drove an orange Kubota snowplow through a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters outside the U.S. Consulate on Nov. 18 in Toronto. Video captured the tractor moving through the sidewalk crowd while one protester grabbed the plow and another cleared the way; no injuries were reported. The contractor is no longer performing work on City of Toronto contracts. The city will meet with the contractor and other winter maintenance providers to review protocols for operating in high pedestrian areas. The vehicle displayed A&F Di Carlo Construction signage. The company said its operator feared for her safety and moved slowly away.
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