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22TuesdaySeptember232014POLITICSMUNICIPALThenewPULSEWOODBUFFALOCALLLINE780-743-7000isaninormationlinenowavailabletoallRegionalMunicipalityoWoodBualocitizens24-hoursadaysevendaysaweek365daysayear.CallthisnumberandamemberothemunicipalRESDispatchwillanswereverycall.Itheycantansweryourquestionimmediatelyyouwillgetapersonalresponsewithin48hours.Thisisasimplewaytokeepyourfngersonthepulseothecommunity.Foremergenciesalwayscall911.ForaccuratecurrentinormationroundtheclockaboutanythingconcerningtheMunicipalitycall780-743-7000.FROMBUSPASSESTOBUSSHELTERSLOSTSWEATERSKEYSTOWINTERROADSSNOWREMOVALANDSTRAYDOGSWITHFLEASFROMPOTHOLESTOFLOODINGTREEBRANCHESBRICKSTOPARKINGANDTRAFFICLIGHTSCALLUSFORTHEFIXAREALPERSON.WITHREALANSWERS.EVERYTIME.ALLTHETIME.HAVEAQUESTIONCALL780-743-7000HAVEANEMERGENCYCALL911WWW.WOODBUFFALO.AB.CAByJACKDANYLCHUKCoincidenceorconspiracyYellowknifecom-muterscanonlywonderattheperfectstormofeventsarounddowntownparkinglastweekaperennialhot-buttontopicinthecapital.Thecityrolledouttherstphaseofitstwo-yearprogramtoadd328newparkingmeterstothedowntowncore.Installedatacostof328000theyareexpectedtoadd287000ayearinrevenue.ThenewmetershadbarelyclockedtheirrstcarswhenParkingDaycelebrationsbrokeoutonFridayandwheninanefforttoencouragepublictransitthecitymadebustravelfreeforCarFreeDayonMonday.IntendedtodrawattentiontotheneedformoreopenspacesincitycentresParkingDayattracted15demonstrationsonFranklinAve.and49thSt.withlocalsputtingparkingspacestootheruses.EcologyNorthpluggedametertodem-onstratehowtoreduceenergyconsumptionthroughcold-waterwashinglinedryingandcompostingorganicwasteandtodrawatten-tiontothespacethatcarsoccupy.MaybewecanusethatspaceforplaygroundsandparksinsteadofcarssaidCraigScottanEcologyNorthspokespersonwhodeclinedtoweighinonthenewparkingmeters.Wethinkpeopleshouldwalkbikeandtakepublictransittoworkwheneverpossible.Werealizecarsarenecessitysometimesbutwereinasmallcompactcity.Wedontneedasmanyparkingspacesaswehave.Theadditionofparkingmeterswasdrivenbydowntownmerchantswhowantedtore-servespacesforcustomers.CouncillorAdrianBellsaidthechangewillmakeareascurrentlywithoutmeteredpark-ingmoreattractivetobusinessesanddoubtsitwilldrivepotentialcustomerstoshoppingcentresonOldAirportRd.MetersrolloutasYellowkniferscritiqueparkingproblemIthinkyouwouldbechallengedtondpeoplewhohaveeverparkedinthoseareasandthenwalkedtoshoppingnearFranklinAve.BelltoldTheJournalinanemail.Themovewillsqueezeofficeworkerswhohaveenjoyedfreeparking.Nine-hourmeterswillbeavailablefor10aday.Resi-dentswhocandemonstratethattheyhavenoalternativetoon-streetparkingwillbegivenannualparkingpasses.PhotoJackDanylchukRose-MarieJacksonandCraigScottruntheEcologyNorthboothforParkingDayaneventobservedlastFridaywhereresidentsinmorethan160citiesin35countriesre-imaginedpurposesfortheirdowntownparkingspaces.