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Ontario election primer 24 Year 45, Issue 39
September 29, 2011 | 44 Pages
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Parking war at Eagleson transit station Commuters fume over lack of spaces and tickets
OUT OF THE DARKNESS
JESSICA CUNHA jessica.cunha@metroland.com
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AWARD WINNER A 16-year-old Bridlewood athlete wins the Paul Van Steen Sports Achievement Award.
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Some commuters who use the Eagleson park and ride are fed up with the lack of parking spaces and the tickets issued for parking in unauthorized spots. From Monday to Friday, the main park and ride lot and the overflow lot across the street fill up by about 8 a.m. Many who attempt to find a spot after this time park illegally in non-designated spots – such as on the grass or along the medians found throughout the lot. “It’s far worse than it has ever been,” said Rachel Lane, who commutes daily to her job downtown and says she parks illegally about every four out of five business days. Last September, Lane received a parking ticket at the park and ride for parking on the grass. “No other spaces, as usual, were available,” she said. “I decided to go to trial rather than pay the $70 parking fee because I felt that if people don’t stand up and let city officials know this is an important problem, nothing will get done.” She went to court this past July along with a number of other Kanata commuters who received tickets at the park and ride for illegal parking. This included people who found tickets on their vehicles on Feb. 11, she said. The parking officer that day had issued 61 parking tickets. PARKING WAR, see 4
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REGAL SEND OFF A monarch butterfly rests on the nose of Marcel Demers, a Grade 8 student at Glen Cairn Public School, on Friday, Sept. 23, before beginning its long migration to Mexico. Every year students at Glen Cairn Public raise monarch butterflies and work on monarch-themed curriculum with connections to geography, math, language arts and art.
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Part three of a Metroland Media three-part series looks at the issue of youth suicide.