Numerous tickets and charges laid stemming from St. Patrick’s Day gathering

Numerous tickets and charges were issued by the City of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University as a result of the unsanctioned street gathering on March 17 that occurred in the City of Waterloo.

A breakdown of the City of Waterloo charges includes:

• Nuisance noise (summons):  5
• Nuisance gatherings (summons): 9
• Noise bylaw: 6
• Nuisance (bodily emissions): 2
• Business licensing: 1 (summons)

Wilfrid Laurier University special constables issued 69 provincial offence notices, of which 43 were given to non-students and 26 to Laurier students.

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Media contacts:

Carleen Carroll
Assistant Vice-President, External Relations
Wilfrid Laurier University
ccarroll@wlu.ca

Tony Iavarone
Director, Corporate Communications
City of Waterloo
tony.iavarone@waterloo.ca