Ottawa issues $400,000 in fines for violating winter weather parking ban during first storm of the season

Bylaw officers buried Ottawa drivers in parking tickets for violating a winter weather parking ban during the first major snowstorm of the season.

The City of Ottawa has banned daytime winter weather parking from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to allow crews to clear streets and sidewalks. Ottawa received 12 cm of snow on Monday.

  officers issued 3,739 tickets to drivers violating the winter weather parking ban on Dec. 4.

The fine for violating the winter weather parking ban is $125 with an early payment option of $105.


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