City alters parking rules for downtown immunization centre
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The City of Winnipeg has changed parking rules around the RBC Convention Centre, to accommodate health-care workers attending the new COVID-19 immunization “super site” at the downtown facility.
The site opened Monday, with more than 4,100 Manitoba health-care workers scheduled to receive their first (of two required) doses this week.
“In an effort to accommodate visitors to the RBC Convention Centre immunization clinic, the city has temporarily removed rush-hour restrictions on the north side of York Avenue, between Edmonton Street and Carlton Street,” a city spokesman said in a written statement Tuesday.
The city also noted it had added 24-7 accessible parking spots and visitors to the immunization clinic have access to free indoor parking at the convention centre.
On Monday, one vehicle was towed and ticketed for parking on the south side of York Avenue, where the rush-hour parking restriction remains in place.
“No other tickets were issued yesterday in the area immediately surrounding the convention centre,” the city spokesman said.
The individual whose vehicle was ticketed and towed is a registered nurse employed by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority who spoke to the Free Press and asked not to be named.
“We’re very short-staffed, so I got in early (Sunday) night. I did a 12-hour night shift. Right after my night shift is when my vaccine appointment was,” the nurse said.
The nurse said they parked on York Avenue and entered the convention centre at 8:45 a.m. Monday. They returned at 9:40 a.m. and the vehicle was missing.
Calling 311, the operator told the nurse it was towed at 8:53 a.m. — seven minutes before rush-hour parking restrictions expired.
“There was a seven-minute window for when they could tow my vehicle, which is pretty disgusting to think that’s who they’re towing, because the only people down there parking were health-care workers going to get vaccinated,” the nurse said.