Snow prompts parking bans in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Wilmot Township

A stock photo of parked cars covered in snow. (Pixabay/12138562O)

Snow events were declared Monday in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Wilmot Township so plows can clear the snow, ice and slush from streets and sidewalks.

Cambridge’s parking ban began at 12 p.m., while Wilmot’s was issued at 5 p.m. Waterloo and Kitchener’s parking ban was set to start a 11:59 p.m.

They remain in effect for 24 hours unless officials extend or cancel the snow event.

Any vehicles left parked on the street could be ticketed or towed at the owner’s expense.

Cambridge said snowplows will be deployed to priority areas first, followed by residential roads, while Kitchener has its Getting Around online map, showing which areas have recently been serviced.