The City of Edmonton began ticketing vehicles Monday morning as the seasonal parking ban took effect.
Warning for the parking ban was given on Sunday, but many people CTV News spoke with who had received tickets, said they didn't know anything about it.
"I think it's crap," said one resident after finding a fifty dollar ticket on his windshield. "I didn't see any signs or anything about it."
Last summer city councilors decided to utilize parking bans after large snowfalls, in an effort to ensure bus routes are cleared as quickly as possible.
The city gives residents 24 hour notice if a parking ban is going to be implemented, but it seems in this case many Edmontonians did not get the message.
Between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday a total of 566 violation tickets were handed out, of those at least 54 vehicles were towed to impound.
The current parking ban could be lifted as early as Tuesday afternoon, but until then any vehicle parked on a bus route is in danger of getting tagged and towed.
Plowing will continue on bus routes and major thoroughfares over the next few days, with the city hoping to begin clearing all residential streets Tuesday.
Nearly 20 centimeters of snow fell in Edmonton over the weekend; 17 centimeters fell on Saturday alone, which was the largest single day snow fall in the city in 9 years.
The city hopes to have snow cleared from residential streets in all Edmonton communities by the end of the day March 3rd.
With files from Bill Fortier
