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Mono issues emergency road closure of 3rd Line EHS due to parking issues

May 27, 2021   ·   0 Comments

Under the authority of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, Mono Mayor Laura Ryan issued an emergency road closure on the morning of Monday, May 24 for 3^rd Line EHS, from County Road 8 to 15 Sideroad.

Mayor Ryan issued this order in response to the overwhelming volume of traffic, mostly headed to Mono Cliffs Provincial Park for the long weekend. OPP and bylaw enforcement officers have been out all weekend enforcing no parking zones and generally working to ensure that roads are safe and passible. Over 200 parking tickets were issued on Sunday.   

The segment of road affected by this order is a particularly narrow and winding road and is not designed to accommodate the number of cars that are trying to park, which is why Mayor Ryan issued the order. Over 150 cars parked on the road yesterday which would have hampered emergency vehicles if they needed to get through.

“Closing the road is the best way to ensure the safety of residents and visitors. Once parked, people were then crossing County Road 8 to get to Mono Cliffs Park, right at an S-bend which is itself a hazard.” said Mayor Ryan. 

Recognizing that large crowds would likely be coming to visit Mono parks, as walking is one of the few outlets available to people under the current Stay-at-Home order, Mono Council instituted a range of parking measures over the last several months including hiring more bylaw enforcement officers.

While Mono Cliffs Provincial Park is seeing the greatest influx of visitors, other parks have not been immune. Hockley Valley Nature Reserve and Island Lake Conservation Area are dealing with the same issues. And like Mono Cliffs, the problems are spilling onto Town roads.

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