The Halifax Regional Municipality is implementing sweeping new measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, affecting public transit, parking, permits and properties.
Until further notice, the city is waiving parking fees at all of its meters, and suspending the enforcement of hourly and monthly permit parking. “I’ve heard stories anecdotally and firsthand of people who have been good samaritans in their community trying to help who have ended up with parking tickets,” said Mayor Mike Savage in a planning update on Thursday. “This is not a time for us to be making it more difficult for people to do good things,” Residential permits will still be enforced throughout the HRM, but those with expired permits won’t be ticketed, according to the