City of Edmonton information<\/a> about pet waste and litter, dog feces often contains\u00a0 E. coli or salmonella and can be harmful to people, pets and the environment if not disposed of correctly.<\/p>\nCoun. Mike Elliott, who represents Ward pih\u00easiwin, said residents have complained to him about the vehicle and confirmed that bylaw officers issued tickets.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis vehicle sits at approximately number 290 to be towed. We are talking months and months potentially,\u201d Elliott said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is just one issue we\u2019re dealing with in the ward. How many others are happening in the city?\u201d<\/p>\n
The city has stopped towing cars because the police impound lot \u2014 which holds both abandoned vehicles and cars towed by enforcement officers \u2014 has reached capacity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s an overflow spot of land for towing needs, but that spot of land is currently being utilized due to construction on the Yellowhead. That is taking away spots,\u201d Elliott explained. \u201cIt will return to the police seized vehicle section for extra room by late 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elliott said he recommended to one Ramsay Heights resident that they call the police about the truck, noting it potentially could have been stolen.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it is stolen, the police have to show up and they have to do an investigation and have to tow it for investigative purposes,\u201d said Elliott, who is a former police officer. <\/p>\n
\u201cI am not sure about current EPS policy, but … I would tow it for public safety and nuisance issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
CBC News requested comment from the Edmonton Police Service on Tuesday, but police said this was a city issue.<\/p>\n
The City of Edmonton had not responded to CBC News by deadline.<\/p>\n
Towing concerns<\/p>\n
Elliott said he believes it may be time for council to revisit how towed and abandoned vehicles are dealt with.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow long is a vehicle being held? How long do we have to wait and what processes need to occur to move vehicles along and free up more space?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
As for the source of the poop bags, neighbours told CBC News they haven\u2019t seen anyone putting them on the vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a protest from people walking by. They are just tired and done,\u201d said resident Ann Margel.<\/p>\n
According to the City of Edmonton\u2019s website, the fine for failing to clean up after your pet is $100. The website also advises against putting pet waste bags “on top or beside a full container.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neighbours are concerned about the vehicle \u2014 and the dog waste bags \u2014 as the weather gets warmer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe smell of the dog feces will permeate,” Margel said. “It will be absolutely terrible. I just don\u2019t want this to be here,\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":636951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194294],"tags":[49,48,23752],"class_list":["post-636950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edmonton","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-edmonton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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