Tens of hundreds of individuals had been celebrating in and round campus for Western College Homecoming on Saturday.
“We haven’t had any main incidents thus far right this moment,” mentioned Sandasha Bough, appearing Sergeant with the London Police Service (LPS).
Within the space of Broughdale Avenue, police blocked off streets with giant automobiles, and tried to include the foot visitors.
With the addition of officers from Windsor and Hamilton, emergency crews used barricades in the course of Broughdale to maintain the partiers to the sidewalk and entrance lawns.
“Precedence proper now’s to make sure the roads keep clear in case emergency automobiles must get via, and thus far we have been in a position to get the place we have to go,” mentioned Bough.
Emergency groups put in barricades in the course of Broughdale Avenue in London, Ont. to assist hold the scholars from the center of the highway, making certain first responders might get down the highway on Sept. 23, 2023. (Brent Lale/CTV Information London)
The proper temperatures introduced hundreds of scholars to accommodate and avenue events round campus.
“Homecoming, it’s simply the Western neighborhood coming collectively,” mentioned one scholar. “It’s a giant household, the alumni and people of us that go right here. We’re going to have some enjoyable right this moment.”
On campus, the college provided free tickets and meals to college students to attend the soccer recreation. It offered out, and the Mustangs didn’t disappoint the followers.
Savaughn Magnaye-Jones celebrates a seven-yard landing reception because the Western Mustangs stay undefeated after a 50-17 Homecoming win over Ottawa in London, Ont. on Sept. 23, 2023. (Brent Lale/CTV Information London)The number-one ranked staff within the nation pounded Ottawa 50-17 to remain undefeated.
Again at Broughdale Avenue, the get together was anticipated to ramp up after the soccer recreation accomplished, and can be going all night time lengthy.
“We now have officers on the bottom which can be ready to take care of any giant gatherings which will materialize,” defined LPS Const. Matthew Dawson. “Clearly the festivities will go into this night and into the in a single day and we’ve got plans in place to take care of these gatherings as they happen.”
Law enforcement officials from Hamilton and Windsor assisted the London Police Service to take care of Homecoming crowds at London, Ont.’s Western College on Sept. 23, 2023. (Brent Lale/CTV Information London)
