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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018 11THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 201810 Around Town Around Town ROCKWOODTh e Miller With the recent levels of snow accumulation, Wellington County OPP has seen an increase in the number of complaints pertaining to parking and snow removal access. OPP would like to re- mind everyone of some of the parking bylaws that exist in Wellington County. • No parking in front o f -- o r w i t h i n o n e metre--of a driveway. • No park ing wi th in three metres of a fire hydrant. • No parking with left wheels to the curb or edge of the street. • No parking more than 0.15 metres from the curb or edge of the street. • No parking upon a street--or municipal parking--lot between the hours of 2 and 6 a.m. of any day dur- ing t he mon ths o f November, December, January, February and March. • N o p a r k i n g w h e r e painted guide l ines exist except within such guide lines. • N o p a r k i n g o n a street--or municipal parking--for a period longer than 24 con- secutive hours. • No parking on or over a sidewalk. • No parking within nine metres of an inter- sect ion, pedes t r ian crossover or cross- walk. • No parking in a school bus loading zone. • No park ing on the street for the purpose of repairing, wash- ing or maintenance a vehicle. • No parking within 15 metres of any railroad crossing. • No parking in such a manner as to interfere with the movement of traffic or the clear- ing of snow from the street. • No stopping in a school bus loading zone. • No stopping with left wheels to the curb of the street. "Parking" means the standing of a vehicle whether occupied or not. Exception: when standing temporari ly for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passen- gers. This means that even if the car is run- ning with people in it, you may be violating a bylaw. Wait ing for someone does not mean you're engaged in the loading of passengers. "Stopping" means the halting of a vehicle even momentarily. For further informa- tion, visit the County of Wellington at www. wellington.ca. Contact Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 if you need to report a bylaw complaint. Parking bylaw reminders from Wellington County OPP What's Your Beef? Put it in a letter to the Editor! Deadline is Tuesday at noon. It's better than just chewing your cud! A N N U A L L E V E E : Councillors Corey Woods and Mark Bouwmeester, Mayor Chris White, Lions Club member Ken McNab, and Councillors David Wolk and Louise Marshall at the New Year's Levee held at the Older Adult Centre in Rockwood Saturday. Sponsored by the Rockwood Lions Club every year, Mayor White thanked the Lions for setting up the levee, giving Council the chance to meet and greet members of the pubic, adding, "It's a nice way to welcome in the New Year." - Vivien Fleisher photo