Shortly after the release of the grand jury's report on Friday, Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey appealed for calm, noting "the pain and trauma that these incidents have caused, especially in our communities of colour."

After the group marched from Barrie city hall to Meridian Place, it heard a number of speeches before standing in silence for eight minutes and 49 seconds in honour of George Floyd.

Protesters will meet at Barrie city hall at 5 p.m. and march down Mulcaster Street before turning onto Simcoe Street and then into Meridian Place.