MONTREAL --
Police moved in Monday afternoon to dismantle a homeless encampment in Montreal's east-end Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough
The move comes after dozens of protesters gathered to support the residents of the 'tent city'.
Monday morning, the gates around the site were locked and Quebec's Transport Ministry stated police would be asked to intervene if the campers did not leave.
At about 4 p.m., police made an approach. Those still on site, protesters mostly and not residents of the encampment, left the scene and no arrests were made, said Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant.
“No arrests, which is a good thing,” said Brabant, adding there were "no tents, no nothing, no one in the park."