The freedom convoy is now expected to cost the city of Ottawa $ 37 million, according to an updated estimate from city officials, who are also having a hard time tracking payments for thousands of parking violations related to weeks of long protests.
Downtown streets were deadlocked for weeks as thousands gathered around Parliament Hill to protest, from pandemic mandates to general contempt for the federal government. In the end, police were able to successfully remove protesters and tow trucks and other vehicles clogging key arteries in the city center.
A new city report, to be presented to the Public Service and Protection Commission on June 16, says local taxpayers will be on the hook for about $ 310,000 in the cost of towing 110 vehicles.
The city has spent more than $ 400,000, but has reimbursed only about $ 80,000 of those who own the vehicles.
The report also said that local officials issued 3,812 parking violations during a convoy protest totaling $ 320,545. So far, however, only 42% of tickets have been paid for.
According to the city, 318 provincial reports of violations have also been issued, ranging from the use of a motorway sound reproducer to causing / making unusual noise that disturbs residents of an unlicensed mobile refreshment vehicle and non-compliance with COVID, 19 public health procurements.
The total value of these notices is difficult to estimate, the city said, as each ticket has a different set amount of the fine.
The city says it is difficult to estimate the total value of these tickets, as each has a different set amount of the fine. Among these notices, the report says less than a third have been paid.
Some of the fines have been annulled or withdrawn, while others are being challenged and will be prosecuted, the city added.
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