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If you drove to the Central Canada Exhibition this year, you were probably frustrated by the lack of parking spaces available. After driving around the Glebe for a while in an unfruitful search for parking, perhaps you settled on a quaint little driveway, at the going rate of $10 per stay. |
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Since 1996, people living close to the exhibition have been legally allowed to rent their driveway during the annual fair. This measure somewhat alleviates the stress of fair-goers and fair officials by providing additional parking spaces; it also allows Glebe residents to make a little (taxable) cash. The historical precedent for this type of endeavor is unknown, but it seems to have been widespread since the mid-20th century. Fair-goers, frustrated by the lack of space in the exhibition's limited parking facilities, could accept the offers of Glebe residents renting their lawns and driveways for the fair. In 1971, city council passed a law that made it illegal for drivers to park their vehicle on someone's lawn, but the Ottawa Journal reported that the city police were not enforcing this law. In 1986, however, police cracked down after the city passed bylaws making it illegal to park on many streets around the exhibition grounds. The paid use of people's property near the fair virtually stopped after this. In 1996, the city came to a compromise and allowed people to rent their driveways but not their lawns. |
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[The Politics of the CCEA]
[The Early Years of the Lease] [The Lease Fiasco] [Lawn Parking] [Moving the Grounds] |
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