Stephen Albert received a $105 ticket from a Bylaw Services officer for stopping in an intersection during after-school pickup on Wednesday.
"Today to add insult to injury while sitting in my car waiting to pick up my kids. Stopped past the no-stopping zone as clearly marked, I was handed a ticket for $105 by a Bylaw officer who was out ticketing multiple parents who are in the same boat, just trying to navigate a significantly over-crowded pickup time due to multiple cancelled buses."
Albert says the Bylaw Services officer told him there were many parking spots available around the school, but adds its "absolute chaos" at the end of the school day. "This year, with the added pressures of school bus shortages and ultimately, the associated additional traffic with parents delivering and picking up students, safety concerns have increased significantly."
"BLRS appreciates the challenges facing drivers in and around school zones, particularly during the start of the school year. Safety continues to be of the utmost priority."