Common Bylaw Tickets & Complaints

 A bylaw ticket issued by a Bylaw or Peace Officer from the Town of Strathmore when a bylaw is contravened. The ticket outlines the following:

• The offence description with the bylaw
• The offence date and time
• The penalty amount
• The description of the vehicle, animal or location
• The date the bylaw ticket must be paid by

Your bylaw ticket must be paid in full at the Town of Strathmore Office during office hours. Please present your ticket or a copy of your ticket at the following location:

The Municipal Building (1 Parklane Drive, Strathmore Alberta)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday

If a bylaw ticket is not paid in full a Provincial Violation ticket is created for processing and forwarded to the individual/company with a letter outlining the offence.

This ticket can be paid at any Alberta Registry, or online at:

https://eservices.alberta.ca/fine-payments.html

This ticket will have the required court appearance date printed on it. Failure to attend court may result in a 'conviction in absence'. Please be aware that additional penalties and motor vehicle services denial may be put into effect until all fines and penalties are paid. In some cases a provincial warrant can be issued.

If you have questions about a ticket you have received please contact Town of Strathmore, Municipal Enforcement at:

Phone: 403-361-2112

Hours of Operation: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday

Email: municipalenforcement@strathmore.ca

If you wish to appeal the Bylaw Ticket, a person charged can wait for the Bylaw Ticket to expire and then a Provincial Ticket will be issued with a court date and at that time the person can plead not guilty and have a trial.

During spring and summer residents often bring their recreational vehicles and utility trailers into the town, be advised of the following. Under Traffic Bylaw 06-18 Section 1304, No person is allowed to have an unattached trailer parked on any street within the Town limits. The Trailer must be attached to a Motor Vehicle at all times. The fine for having an unattached trailer on a street is $50.00 for the first offence and $100.00 for each offence after that.

Any vehicle parked on a street within the Town of Strathmore must have a valid registration certificate, as well as a valid License Plate attached to it. The fine for this is $250.00, and the vehicle can be removed from the street at the owner’s expense. Vehicles parked on streets also must have valid insurance coverage on them. The fine for not having insurance on a vehicle is $2875.00 and again, the vehicle may be removed at the owner’s expense. This includes back alleys.

According to the Strathmore Traffic Bylaw a heavy vehicle is any vehicle which exceeds 5,500 kgs gross weight. You are not allowed to drive a heavy vehicle off a truck route unless you are taking the most direct route to pick up or drop off a load. You are not allowed to park a heavy vehicle off a truck route at any time. If you are driving your work vehicle home you may be breaching the bylaw. The fines for these offences are $125.00.