Parking regulations not being enforced in Old Montreal, community group says [Video]

A community group in Old Montreal is frustrated with its parking regulations it says aren’t being enforced.

It’s a tale as old as time — parking in the heritage district has always been a dilemma. For one community group, it has also become a safety issue.

“If a fire truck can’t get down the street because there’s 20 cars parked illegally or cars parked in front of a fire hydrant or cars in a bus lane and therefore the bus has to stop in another lane and block traffic, it has a ripple effect,” said John Kennedy, founder of the Old Montreal Community Patrol.

That’s why the group is asking the city to do something about it. Among its demands: parking enforcement restored on weekends, which it says is a peak period for visitors. It also wants more agents patrolling and handing out tickets.

“Tickets won’t move those cars, but …