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The first Christmas story was played out for all to see as the Elmira Pentecostal Assembly hosted a live nativity show last weekend.
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DECEMBER 12, 2019
[VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER]
Efforts to clear snow from roads sees fines rise Woolwich approves new snow event to policy that extends on-street parking bans for 24 hours and deputize works crews to ticket BY STEVE KANNON
skannon@woolwichobserver.com
Already out ticketing cars parked on streets between 4 and 9 a.m., Woolwich will ban parking on roads for 24 hours following the declaration of a snow event. That too will come with a
fine once the fees are approved by the province. The fee schedule approved this week by township council sees most of the fines in the $35 to $50 range, though clearing snow from your driveway onto the road could see you hit with a $105 penalty.
The addition of a snowevent designation was part of the amendments to the traffic and parking bylaw OK’d at Tuesday night’s council meeting. The changes extend the toolkit available to township staff in keeping the roads clear when plow trucks are out
moving snow. Woolwich currently enforces a ban of on-street parking during posted hours between December 1 and March 31. But with heavier snowfalls, the long prohibition makes snow-clearing easier and safer, explained township
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clerk Val Hummel. The declaration of a snow event will extend the ban, typically coming into effect at 5 p.m. or 12 a.m. and lasting a minimum of 24 hours, unless cancelled by the township. Woolwich joins Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge
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and North Dumfries Township in adopting a snowevent designation, said Hummel. The on-street parking ban – 4-9 a.m. – came into effect last week, with Hummel noting residents can be confused because that SNOW EVENTS | 09
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