Mayor Ryan Bater is reminding North Battleford residents tickets will be handed out if cars are left curbside during parking restrictions for street cleaning. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By Josh Ryan

Move or pay up

Mayor reminds residents to follow street cleaning rules

May 7, 2020 | 12:47 PM

North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater is reiterating his message from a week ago for residents to move their vehicles during restricted parking periods to avoid getting a ticket.

The city initially avoided handing out tickets, due to an increased number of people stranded at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With spring fully underway, there’s a limited window to protect against damage to the storm drainage system, Bater said.

“Now we actually have work to do on those streets, we have to clean the debris off, and we can’t do that if there’s a car on it,” he said. “So, we do need people to adhere to the parking restrictions.”

In addition to morning radio reminders, residents can visit the city’s website to find out when their neighbourhood cleaning is scheduled. There are three waves at 3 a.m., 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Bater said he understands more people are at home than usual, but the restrictions don’t cover a large period of time where your vehicle must be moved.

“They are only three-hour intervals,” he said.

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There remains plenty of leftover gravel, salt and twigs following the spring snow melt. In addition to protecting infrastructure, Bater said this will protect people in the short term as well.

“For people with bicycles, motorcycles, it will be a lot safer without gravel out there too,” he said.

On Thursday, the city covered a significant numbers of avenues between 12th Street and 19th Street, along with areas like Riverview.

Bater said employees are doing a fabulous job so far in clearing out each area of the city and is looking forward to seeing the project finished.

“[You] might not be able to eat off the street, but it will be nice and clean,” he said.

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