City of Winnipeg crews erected new photo-radar warning signs at an intersection after a group picketed and demanded refunds for tickets Monday.
Wise Up Winnipeg picketed a photo-radar controlled intersection at Henderson Highway and Gilmore Avenue Monday morning.
The group says the intersection hasn’t had the appropriate signage since January of this year.
“We expect the province to start enforcing the rules against the city because it has become a rogue program,” said Todd Dube of Wise Up Winnipeg.
Legislation that governs the program stipulates signs must be in place warning drivers about red-light cameras and photo radar.
Dube said those signs were initially put up at the intersection in March 2011 but later removed when the intersection was no longer being monitored. Earlier this year, the cameras were back in place, but the signs stayed down, according to Dube.
“It seems like they’re more motivated to remove them to maximize violations,” said Dube. “They gotta play by the rules.”
The city erected the previously-absent signs around 11 a.m., shortly after the picket. City officials said they weren’t aware the signs were missing and put them up as soon as they were notified. The city would not confirm how long the signs were down.
Provincial officials said anyone who feels they have been issued a ticket unfairly can challenge it in court, adding Winnipeg police are responsible for ensuring the conditions of photo-enforcement are met in the city.
Wise Up Winnipeg is encouraging anyone who received a ticket at the intersection since January 2012 to contact them through their website.
The group believes the camera was last activated in January.
