The Editor,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the City of Richmond and bylaws officer 565 for their surprise B.C. Day gift to me. It was a $70 parking ticket.
Monday was such a beautiful day that I suggested to my wife we have lunch in Steveston. After all, we have lived in the community for 25 years and have supported local business for all of those years. As you can imagine, parking was at a premium on this day.
However, there is a laneway/roadway, which runs from Dave's Fish and Chips on Moncton to Bayview. When I arrived, there were six cars parked on the side of this nameless piece of asphalt facing Bayview, with room for one more car at the front of the line, which I took.
Before leaving my car, I checked for any signage which might indicate parking was not allowed. Not one sign was there on the entire lane from Dave's to Bayview. But I was not the only one ticketed in that line of cars. Each and every one of six cars parked were ticketed at $70 each. The ticket states that it's a "No stopping zone" and comes under By-Law 5870, section 12.3 (h).
If there was signage in place, do you think all six cars would have parked there? I don't think so. To bylaw officer 565 and the City of Richmond, I will see you in court. And I have pictures.
Gary M. Assaly Richmond
