City of Waterloo issues over $25K in fines for unsanctioned St. Patrick's Day gatherings

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The City of Waterloo’s bylaw enforcement responded to 129 complaints, issued 36 fines and ordered 18 clean-ups successful narration to unsanctioned thoroughfare gatherings during the St. Patrick’s Day weekend.

Bylaw responded to 129 complaints, issued 36 fines, and ordered 18 clean-ups

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 18, 2025 5:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

A assemblage of students wearing greenish lasting up and down a street.

The City of Waterloo's bylaw enforcement responded to 129 complaints and issued 36 fines successful narration to unsanctioned thoroughfare gatherings during the St. Patrick's Day weekend.

According to a quality merchandise sent retired Tuesday, the fines were issued betwixt 5 p.m. connected Mar. 15 and 7 a.m. Mar. 18, totalling $25,200.

Penalties include:

Nuisance Party ($800) – 16 charges.
Nuisance Noise ($800) – 7 charges.
Occupy a Roof ($800) – 2 charges.
Noise ($400) – 7 charges.
Public Urination ($400) – 4 charges.

Included successful the punishment database were 18 instances wherever bylaw enforcement had to contented clean-up orders for tons that didn't conscionable attraction oregon spot standards. In those cases, owners of the spot are fixed the accidental to cleanable up themselves, but if it's not done wrong the specified time, municipal enforcement volition travel up with a fine, and the spot volition beryllium cleaned up astatine the owners expense.

In the days starring up to St. Patrick's Day, the City of Waterloo announced that it was granted an injunction bid by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice from Friday, March 14 astatine 12:00 a.m. to Monday, March 17 astatine 11:59 p.m.

The injunction allowed constabulary to detain, apprehension and complaint anyone who is participating successful unsanctioned thoroughfare parties successful that city.

"We are disappointed that students and others chose to interruption the tribunal order, and enactment themselves and the assemblage astatine risk," Nicole Papke, Waterloo's manager of Municipal Enforcement, said successful the release.

"The injunction was a instrumentality we hoped would discourage the unsafe unsanctioned thoroughfare gathering, and we are thankful determination were nary important injuries. We are grateful to municipal enforcement, occurrence services, Waterloo Regional Police Service and each our assemblage partners for their efforts this weekend."

WATCH | Hundreds of St. Patrick's time enactment goers took to the streets contempt tribunal injunction:

Waterloo's University District was a oversea of greenish for St. Patrick's Day, contempt injunction

Hundreds of students gathered connected Marshall Street connected Saturday successful Waterloo's University District to observe St. Patrick's Day. A tribunal injunction allowing constabulary to detain and apprehension anyone attending an unsanctioned thoroughfare enactment successful that metropolis this play didn't halt the gathering. Police would not accidental if anyone was arrested, but a spokesperson told CBC News they "encourage those readying to celebrate, to bash truthful successful smaller gatherings, astatine licensed establishments, oregon astatine home."

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