Increase Parking Fines?

(IF ONLY…)

An interesting thing was brought up at City Council in that KPMG suggested that we increase our parking fines for certain things (such as, parking in front of a hydrant) in an effort to make more money for the city.

Here are some of our current fines:

(via City of Timmins Parking Regulations page)

Here’s how they stack up against a city like Belleville (comparable in overall population):

(via City of Belleville Parking Tickets site)

And how they both compare to a larger city such as Ottawa:

(via City of Ottawa Parking Infractions and Associated Fines)

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