Winter Parking Ban & Parking Enforcement

The Winter Parking Ban takes effect on December 1st  through to March 31st. This happens every year in the Town of Wolfville.

This means that no cars can be parked on the streets of Wolfville, or in public lots, from 12:01am to 6:00am during these months.

If you require overnight parking, on a temporary basis, you can use the parking lot across from Willow Park. Cars parked in the East End Gateway Lot, on a temporary basis, will not be ticketed. 

The parking ban also come into effect one hour after the start of a snow event and runs until two hours after the snow event has stopped. This helps our snow removal crews get the roads salted and plowed.

There are exemptions for physicians, fire and police while carrying out their official duties as well as for operators of commercial vehicles while loading and unloading. 

As per Section 139 of the Motor Vehicle Act, vehicles obstructing snow removal or winter maintenance will be removed at the owner’s expense.

Fairfield Street will be closed to all traffic from the morning of December 11 through to end of day on Friday December 15th as we work to complete this project.

Residents will not have access to their driveways during this time December 11th to December 15th and are asked to park on Hillside Avenue. Vehicles parked overnight on Hillside Avenue will be exempt from overnight parking restrictions during the road closure.

On Monday December 18th and Tuesday December 19th crews will be paving Fairfield and access to driveways maybe impacted. Residents  and are asked to park on Hillside Avenue again Monday and Tuesday. Vehicles parked overnight on Hillside Avenue will be exempt from overnight parking restrictions during the road closure.

The Town of Wolfville is forming an Active Transportation Working Group to make sure our future Active Transportation Network meets the needs of our community.

Working Group members will work with Town staff and consultants as our Active Transportation Network is built. Working Group members will be required to attend regular Working Group meetings, to review documents and attend related events.

We are now seeking expressions of interest from community members who would like to join the Working Group. You should have an interest in active transportation, as well as an interest in working collaboratively with other community members, and an interest in working with the Town on this exciting project.

Your expression of interest should include an introduction of yourself (2-3 sentences), a description of your relevant skills, lived experience and your relationship to Wolfville (1-2 paragraphs). 

Working Group goals include: 

• Working with Staff and the consultant to review detailed drawings (including hard infrastructure and wayfinding/branding),
• Support Staff by socializing the network among community members using educational materials and championing the work and,
• Support Staff with public engagement work.

The Town of Wolfville welcomes expressions of interest from Black, racialized and Indigenous Peoples, 2SLGBTQ+, newcomers to Canada, and People with Disabilities. If you are a member of a group that has been historically excluded from opportunities, we encourage you to self-identify in your expression of interest and to share your pronouns.

If you require any accommodation to support submitting your application or navigating the process, please reach out to Barb Shaw at Bshaw@wolfville.ca. Please also feel welcome to start a conversation about this opportunity at any time.

Expressions of interest will be accepted until January 3rd, 2024. Please submit your expression of interest by emailing Director of Planning and Economic Development, Devin Lake.

The first meeting of the working group will be held during the first two weeks of January 2024.

Working Group members will be asked to serve a 1.5 to 2-year term, that will end when all ICIP funded projects are tender-ready. The term may be extended to when the network is completed or beyond.