Pay your parking tickets with toys in Kingston, Ont. this holiday season
Drivers in Kingston, Ont. can use toys to pay for their parking ticket this holiday season, and help make sure children in the Limestone City have a gift to open on Christmas morning.
The city of Kingston's "Toys for Tickets" campaign allows motorists to donate toys, in lieu of money, to pay for any parking ticket received between Nov. 1 and Dec. 3, 2022.
"We urge everyone with an eligible ticket to take this opportunity to donate a toy," Supervisor of Enforcement Services Dan Hazell said. "Your donation will directly benefit a child in our community."
Only new and unopened toys can be dropped off in exchange for waiving the parking ticket charge.
The city says the value of the toy should be equal to, or greater than, the value of the parking ticket, and drivers will be required to show a receipt when donating the toy.
Toys can be dropped off on Dec. 1, Dec. 2 and Dec. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the following locations:
- City Hall Payment Centre, 216 Ontario St. Accepts both toys and money for ticket payments.
- 1211 John Counter Blvd. Accepts only toys as payment, no credit or debit services available.
The city says tickets received for unauthorized parking in an accessible space are excluded from the Toys for Tickets campaign.
Since 2005, Toys for Tickets has collected more than 3,600 toys. The toys are delivered to a local toy drive in time to be distributed to children over the holidays.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Spectacular aurora light show to be seen across Canada Friday night
A rare and severe solar storm is expected to bring spectacular displays of the northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, across much of Canada and parts of the United States on Friday night.
Town of Fort Nelson, B.C., ordered to evacuate due to wildfire
The entire town of Fort Nelson, B.C., as well as the nearby Fort Nelson First Nation, has been ordered to evacuate due to an out-of-control wildfire.
Snowbirds in Vancouver for puck-drop flyby as Canucks face Oilers
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be performing a flyover across downtown Vancouver at the start of tonight's Stanley Cup playoff game between the Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers.
McGill University seeks emergency injunction to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment
McGill University has filed a request for an injunction to have the pro-Palestinian encampment removed from its campus.
Which Canadian cities have the highest and lowest grocery prices?
Where you live plays a big factor in what you pay at the grocery store. And while it's no secret the same item may have a different price depending on the store, city or province, we wanted to see just how big the differences are, and why.
Swarm of 20,000 bees gather around woman’s car west of Toronto
A swarm of roughly 20,000 bees gathered around a woman’s car in the parking lot of Burlington Centre.
Video shows naked raccoon catching B.C. family by surprise
When Marvin Henschel spotted a strange and hairless creature wandering through a front lawn in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, he could barely believe his eyes.
Barron Trump declines to serve as an RNC delegate
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, has declined to serve as a delegate at this summer’s Republican National Convention, according to a senior Trump campaign adviser and a statement from Melania Trump's office.
Out-of-control wildfire prompts evacuation alert for Fort McMurray, Saprae Creek Estates Friday night
An evacuation alert was issued for two Wood Buffalo communities Friday night, as crews battled an out-of-control wildfire near Fort McMurray.