More complaints came the way of Municipal Enforcement over the past three months... over 237 to be exact.

Municipal Enforcement Manager Tim Stobbs says there's a few reasons why there was such an increase in complaints, one in particular being that certain complaints were called in on others that weren't aware of the rules in place or new to the area.

"A lot of people are new to our community, and its important that we convey the rules and regulations, particularly we find with parking with recreational vehicles or large vehicles in that area," he says.

2015 Municipal Enforcement Second Quarter Report

2nd quarter reports showed a decrease in the number of tickets issued by municipal officers but Stobbs gives the benefit of the doubt to residents for good behavior and the shortage of current officers.

"That's totally due to the fact that we're a little short staffed right now," Stobbs says. "We're down two officers, so we have to reduce our enforcement program somewhat, and also at this time we're trying to spend a little bit more time in the river valley, making the security in the area of high importance.

Stobbs says overall his officers have done a bang up job in the first six months of 2015.

"I believe that we're moving forward with a very dedicated plan on a regards to public security. We've got good outreach to the community. We made some in roads this year, reaching out to the community by being in the neighbourhoods a little bit more, hence our officer generated reports are up.

One glaring stat from the report was the number of speeding tickets given out in the month of April, where 143 violations were committed, while 25 of those were in a school zone.

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