The City of Barrie is offering an incentive to support local businesses by trading parking tickets for restaurant meal receipts amid COVID-19 restrictions.
Officials said effective Jan. 18, residents who get a parking ticket in paid parking areas from the City can have that ticked nulled if they provide a receipt from a Barrie restaurant.
The amount on the meal receipt must be equal to or greater than the set fine — and within five days after getting the parking ticket.
Officials noted the set fine is on the bottom of the parking ticket.
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“The City is committed to finding creative ways to encourage residents to support local, Barrie-based restaurants through curbside pick-up and takeout options while provincial restrictions are in place,” officials said in a press release.
The program was previously in place in April to June 2021 and was approved once again for 2022 as long as restaurants are closed for in-person dining and restricted to take out only due to COVID-19 mandates.
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Officials said the program does not apply to tickets related to safety matters, or overnight on-street parking restrictions.
The City said requests for cancelling parking tickets with the restaurant receipt can be emailed to enforcement.services@barrie.ca.
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