Police have issued another summary offence ticket to a person attending a park that’s closed due to the state of emergency.
Halifax Regional Police say officers were patrolling Shubie Park in Dartmouth at around 4:45 p.m. Monday when they located a vehicle in a no parking zone.
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The owner of the vehicle was located inside the park by officers.
The 57-year-old man was fined $697.50 for failing to comply with direction, order or requirement made under act/regulations.
Shubie Park is one of the parks closed to the public as a precautionary measure to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
On Sunday, Halifax Regional Police seized a 44-year-old woman’s vehicle and ticketed her $697.50 for attending Point Pleasant Park.
HRP are reminding residents to educate themselves on the restrictions under the act and to be mindful of the “unprecedented COVID-19 crisis we are facing as a community.”
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They are thanking the “vast majority” of citizens who are complying with the rules.
With files from Alexander Quon.
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