WINNIPEG – More than 6,500 cars were ticketed and more than 1,600 towed in Winnipeg over a three-day residential parking ban for snow clearing, city officials say.
Snowfall last week prompted the city to impose a 12-hour parking ban using the Know Your Zone system from Feb. 13-15. Cars that weren’t removed from residential streets in snow zones scheduled for clearing were towed to allow plows to operate.
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The fine for being parked on a residential street scheduled for snow-clearing is $150, or $75 if the ticket’s paid early. Cars are towed one street over; owners can call 311 to determine a car’s location.
The ticket and tow numbers were:
| 12-hour parking ban start time | Tickets | Tows |
| Feb. 13, 7 a.m. | 1,657 | 504 |
| Feb. 13, 7 p.m. | 1,700 | 561 |
| Feb. 14, 7 a.m. | 1,059 | 250 |
| Feb. 14, 7 p.m. | 1,174 | 208 |
| Feb. 15, 7 a.m. | 1,107 | 82 |
| Totals | 6,697 | 1,605 |
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