The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Bylaw Services is warning residents that keeping informed on the bylaws can help them avoid receiving tickets. Many residents are still upset over tickets concerning parking related and snow removal infractions, and new residents to the area may not be informed on the unique bylaws that the area has. Sgt. John Cappelletti explaiend that parking related tickets across the area are the most common tickets given out, and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Bylaw Services even has a Problem Parkers page on the official website. This page offers a gallery of more than 100 photos that detail the different infractions and the penalties for each infraction. The agency is sending out the reminder to help residents avoid finding a ticket on the windshield of their vehicle.

Sgt. John Cappelletti, who works with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Bylaw Services, discussed parking tickets and stated “Those are the most common by far. In 2014, we had over 11,000 parking infraction related notices. That’s quite a number that we have to deal with on a yearly basis, and our fines for parking range from $120 to $500.” Some bylaws may not be well known, but in other situations the individual just does not realize how steep the fine for an infraction can be. Capelletti told the media “Parking in a disabled parking stall is a $500 ticket and I think a lot of people don’t realize it’s that expensive. You can’t park a heavy vehicle on municipal roadways, especially in a residential area, unless it’s there for loading and unloading. It’s a vehicle that has more than two axles, is 11 metres or more in length and has a maximum gross weight of 7,000 kg or over.”