{"id":421209,"date":"2026-01-20T10:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/421209\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:27:11","slug":"90-of-edmonton-drivers-ignored-latest-seasonal-parking-ban-city-report-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/421209\/","title":{"rendered":"90% of Edmonton drivers ignored latest seasonal parking ban: City report – Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"

City council is discussing how to get Edmontonians to better comply with parking bans for snow clearing.<\/p>\n

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It comes as a new report from city staff shows that only 10 per cent of residents complied with the Phase 2 parking ban that went into effect last week.<\/p>\n

The ban was necessary after weeks of back-to-back heavy snowfalls that dumped upwards of 70 centimetres of snow on Edmonton, followed by a warm-up that left streets a slushy, rutted mess.<\/p>\n

At City Hall on Monday, councillors debated how to get more Edmontonians to get their vehicles off the street.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we have to pay to do the same road twice, that\u2019s inefficient, that\u2019s unacceptable,\u201d said Michael Janz, Ward papastew councillor. \u201cIt\u2019s penalizing neighbours. Good actors are moving their vehicles, other folks are not.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The fine for ignoring the parking ban currently sits at $250 \u2014 a high price set in 2022 to help cover the cost of towing those who didn\u2019t move and try to change behaviour.<\/p>\n

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But, enforcement funding was then reduced starting in 2023.<\/p>\n

That meant fewer officers \u2014 down from 15 to five \u2014 and towing services were also limited. It was discussed, but in the end the fine was not changed Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we keep switching things up, if our administration doesn\u2019t know how many officers to plan for each year, it makes their work a little bit difficult, too,\u201d said Jo-Anne Wright, Ward Sspomitapi councillor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Edmontonians also need to know that we\u2019re gonna have a consistent level of enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The union representing city workers says it\u2019s running into some difficulties while trying to fully clear the roads.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey want to do a good job. When there are parked cars on the street, it prevents them from doing the best job they possibly can do,\u201d said Eric Lewis, CUPE 30 president.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lewis says some areas were not cleared at all because the city staff trying to do their work were threatened and harassed by residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve heard reports of people throwing shovels at the units, one person had a baseball bat pulled out on them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has been death threats, verbal assaults \u2026 on these people who are just trying to do their jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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