Parking Regulations

Regular Parking Regulations

  • Where there are no signs, you are allowed to park for 3 hours.
  • Do not park on the landscaped portion of the road allowance, and do not block or park closer than 1.5 meters of another driveway/ laneway.
  • Winter Parking Restrictions apply from November 1 to April 1 each year.
Winter Parking Restrictions

From November 1, to April 1, there will be no nightly on-street parking ban. Instead, street parking restrictions are alert-based throughout the winter. This means that residents can park on the street overnight unless a Winter Parking Ban Alert is issued.

An alert will be issued when 5cm or more of snow or freezing rain is in the forecast, and will be sent out by 2:00 p.m. restricting on-street parking from 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. These alerts are sent to our subscribers by email, posted on social media (Facebook, Instagram and X) and on our four LED Boards.

Important: To be notified, please register for parking ban alerts through the Township’s notification system: 

Register for Parking Ban Notices

During a Winter Parking Ban Alert, residents should park in their driveways or use one of our designated overnight parking areas listed below. Vehicles left on the street during an active ban are subject to fines and towing at the owner’s expense.

 

Special occasion temporary parking permits are available at no cost. Please contact the Public Safety and Enforcement Department at 613-443-3066, extension 8.

Temporary No Parking

During planned snow removal, temporary "No Parking" signs are posted along streets to be cleared. This parking ban applies to all vehicles, including vehicles with residential parking permits. Any vehicle parked on the street during snowbank removal operations will be ticketed and towed.

Designated Overnight Parking Areas

During a winter parking ban, you can park at one of four designated parking areas between 7:00p.m. and 7:00a.m.:

  • Camille Piché Community Centre, in front of the skate park (8 Blais, Embrun)
  • Richelieu Park, west side (159 St-Moritz Terrace, Embrun)
  • Russell park-and-ride parking lot, east side (1st Avenue, Russell)
  • Duncanville Park, north side (1141 Concession, Russell)

There are a total of 48 overnight parking spots available.

Any vehicle that remains parked in these designated parking areas during the day may be issued a ticket.

Commercial vehicles, buses, and trailers cannot park in these designated areas overnight. These lots are not supervised or controlled, and the Township will not be responsible for damage to vehicles.

Special occasion temporary parking permits are available for on street parking at no cost. Please contact the Public Safety and Enforcement Department.

View of Embrun Designated Overnight Parking Area View of Richelieu Park Designated Overnight Parking Area

Russell Park-and-Ride Designated Overnight Parking Area Duncanville Park Overnight Parking Area 

Parking Tickets

A Provincial Offences Act (POA) Part II Offence Notice is also called a parking ticket or a parking infraction.

Parking tickets are issued against the license plate of a vehicle, not the driver of the vehicle. In order to avoid additional fees or an unwanted conviction, the ticket should be dealt with within 15 days of the issue date.

Pay a Parking Ticket

You must pay your parking ticket on or before the due date written on your notice. The due date is indicated on your ticket.

Pay my Parking Ticket Online

Pay Online

 

Pay my Parking Ticket Online

 

Reminders for online payments:

  • VISA, MasterCard and American Express are accepted
  • Prepaid or reloadable credit cards or gift cards cannot be used
  • A non-refundable service fee of 5.9% + $0.30 applies per ticket in addition to any other service charge applied by your financial institution.

 

Submit Payment by Mail

 

Send your payment by mail to:

 

Township of Russell

717 Notre Dame Street

Embrun ON K0A 1W1

 

When sending a payment in the mail:

  • Do not send cash;
  • Include the ticket number with your payment;
  • Make cheques and money orders payable to the Township of Russell;

 

Your payment will only be considered complete when we receive and process it at Town Hall, not on the postmarked date.

Pay In-Person

 

You can pay in person at Town Hall at 717 Notre Dame Street, Embrun.

Options, Fees and Timelines

Option 1 - Set Fine payment

The Township must receive the payment within 15 days of the Parking Infraction Notice (PIN) issue date. The Set Fine is in effect immediately. Payment of the set fine amount should be paid before the conviction fees or other costs are added.

Option 2 - Trial option or Initiate a review

  1. Initiate a review
    • To initiate a review, you must request a meeting with the Public Safety and Enforcement Department by calling 613-443-3066 extension 4 or in person at the lower level of Town Hall. At this meeting, you will have the opportunity to discuss the parking ticket before deciding if the trial option is the best option.
  2. Trial option
    • To request a trial, you must attend in person at the Public Safety and Enforcement Department at Town Hall.
    • You cannot set a trial for a parking ticket by phone or mail.