Media Advisory

HRM Parking Enforcement Going Hi-Tech

(Monday, August 29/05)-- The traditional pen and ticket book are being replaced by hand-held data transfer units for Halifax Regional Municipality’s parking enforcement officers.

The new technology will provide daily data transfer to the Parking Ticket Management System, which will result in improved validation of outstanding tickets. This will provide citizens with timely information for payment of parking tickets through the HRM website or over the telephone.

HRM’s 11 Enforcement Commissionaires, who issue about 85 per cent of the total parking tickets, will begin using the new technology this week.

A demonstration of the new hand-held units will be held for the media at

10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 31, at parking meters outside Grand Parade on Argyle Street.

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John O’Brien

Manager, Corporate Communications

490-6531