Brockville declares ‘significant weather event’ Feb. 6, overnight parking restrictions in effect

On the evening of Thursday, Feb. 6, the City of Brockville declared a significant weather event until further notice.

As a result, parking is prohibited on city streets each evening from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Infractions of this ban may lead to parking tickets and towing.

A “significant weather event” is defined as an approaching or occurring weather hazard with the potential to pose a significant danger to users of the highways within a municipality. Weather hazards are determined by Environment Canada as meeting the criteria for the issuance of an alert under its public weather alerting program.

The intent of a declaration is to notify the public that due to the forecasted or current weather conditions, caution is to be exercised when travelling on the City’s sidewalks, roads, and pathways and that it will take longer than usual to restore them to the expected condition.

This declaration will remain in place until the City formally declares the Significant Weather Event has ended. Once an event has ended, standard timelines for winter maintenance activities will resume.

“Please proceed with caution if you must travel,” the city urges in a media release.