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Winter Parking Ban Regulations

made under subsection 202(1) of the

Motor Vehicle Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 293

N.S. Reg. 257/2025 (effective December 15, 2025, to March 31, 2026)

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Citation

Application

Limitation on parking

Determination of boundary

Exception

Effective dates

Appendix A (Winter Parking Ban Regulations)

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Winter Parking Ban Regulations .

Application

2 These regulations apply to any highway that is subject to the Public Highways Act .

Limitation on parking

3 Notwithstanding that certain traffic signs have been erected which may permit motor

vehicles to park or stand upon sections of highway during the hours stated thereon, an

owner, driver or person having control or custody of any vehicle must not park the

vehicle upon any highway in Appendix A or any highway in the communities listed in

Appendix A

(

a) between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.;

(

b) in a manner that hinders, inconveniences or prevents the removal of snow or

ice from a highway unless the vehicle is attended by a person authorized to

operate and capable of operating it on a highway; or

(

c) from 1 hour after a snowstorm starts to 2 hours after the snowstorm stops.

Determination of boundary

4 For the purposes of these regulations, the boundaries of a community are as provided in

the Nova Scotia Civic Address Finder application, established by the Government of

Nova Scotia.

Exception

Section 3 does not apply to any of the following vehicles:

(

a) a motor vehicle registered to a medical practitioner who is registered under

the Medical Act if all of the following apply:

(

i) the vehicle is parked reasonably near the medical practitioner’s office

or residence,

(ii) the vehicle is immediately available to the medical practitioner for

professional calls;

(

b) a motor vehicle parked by a medical practitioner who is registered under the

Medical Act if all of the following apply:

(

i) the medical practitioner is engaged in their occupation,

(ii) the vehicle is parked in reasonable proximity to the location where

the medical practitioner is engaged in their occupation;

(

c) a motor vehicle registered to a police department, the Royal Canadian

Mounted Police or the Canadian Forces;

(

d) a commercial vehicle parked by a driver for the purpose of loading or

unloading merchandise;

(

e) a motor vehicle registered to a public utility as defined in the Public Utilities

Act that is parked reasonably near the residence of its driver and

immediately available for emergency calls.

Effective dates

6 These regulations are effective December 15, 2025, to and including March 31, 2026.

Appendix A

(Winter Parking Ban Regulations)

Annapolis County

Aldred Rd.

Amina Dr.

Anna Ct.

Balcom Cres.

Baxter Ave.

Beech St.

Birch Dr.

Bonavista Dr.

Brookside Dr./Pine Grove Cres.

Chipman Dr.

Clementsport Rd.

Colonial Dr.

Cook Ave

Dodd St.

Elm St.

Empire St.

First Ave.

Geiger Dr.

Granville Rd. from Mills Mountain Rd. to Bingay

Ln. (North St.)

Granville Ferry

Hemlock Dr.

Hillcrest Ave.

Krista Dr.

Kyle Ave.

Lorcon St.

M and R St.

Main St., Meadowvale

Maple Ave.

Martyn Cres.

Michael Ave.

Nictaux Falls Rd.

Nictaux Rd.

Oak Dr.

Old Runway Dr.

Orchard Dr.

Penny Ln.

Pine Ct.

Pine Dr.

Pleasant St.

Pond Dr.

Poplar Dr.

Rogers Rd.

Route 201, Nictaux

Route 201, Bridgetown/Carleton Corner

Second Ave

Seth Dr.

South St.

Sunset Ln., Nictaux

Tasha Dr.

Taylor Dr., Nictaux

Torbrook Rd.

Trunk 10, Nictaux

Trunk 10, Nictaux Falls

Trunk 1, Paradise

Trunk 10, Springfield

Valley Rd.

Vendora Dr.

Village of Lawrencetown

Village of Bear River

Village Rd.

Wanda Lynn Dr.

Welton Ln.

Willow Ave.

Antigonish County

Chisholm Dr.

Church St. Ext.

Grandview Dr.

Heritage Dr.

Duncan MacIsaac Rd.

Mountain View Dr.

Ponderosa Dr.

Sylvan Valley Ln.

Sylvan Valley Rd.

Tamara Dr.

Trinity Ln.

West River Cross Rd.

Whisper Ave.

Wild Horse Dr.

Cape Breton County

Cape Breton Regional

Municipality

Colchester County

Bass River

Belmont

Brookfield

Brookside

Camden

Central Onslow

Central North River

Debert

Economy

Five Islands

Great Village

Greenfield

Harmony

Hilden

Londonderry

Lower Onslow

Lower Truro

Masstown

Murray Siding

North River

Old Halifax Rd.

Onslow

Salmon River

Truro Heights

Upper Onslow

Valley

Bible Hill

Tatamagouche

Cumberland County

Athol Rd.

Biggs Dr., East Amherst

Birchwood Place

Brookside Dr.

D’Orsay Rd.

Harmony Heights

Hillcrest St.

Joggins

Maccan

Meadow Park Dr.

Trunk 2 from Lord Amherst Dr. to MacDonald Rd.

Village of River Hebert

Village of Pugwash

Wallace

Digby County

Francis Dr.

Lighthouse Rd. (Digby/Bay View)

Trunk 1, Metegan

Trunk 1, Comeauville

Trunk 1, Church Point

Trunk 1, Saulnierville

Village of Freeport

Village of Weymouth

Village of Sandy Cove

Village of Westport

Village of Bear River

Guysborough County

Village of Guysborough

Village of Sherbrooke

Boyd St.

Canso Loop

Carleton Terrace

Centennial St.

Chapel St.

Cook St.

Cross St.

Duke St.

Durells Island Rd. Ext.

Flaherty St.

Horton Ln.

Hurst St.

Industrial St.

Jackson Ln.

King St.

Main St.

Memorial Ln.

Middle St.

Prince St.

Queen St.

Roberts St.

Rocky Rd.

School St.

Second St.

Sterling St.

Telegraph St.

Union St.

Water St.

Whitman St.

Wilmot St.

Halifax Regional

Municipality

Antrim

Bayside

Bear Cove

Beaverbank

Black Point

Blind Bay

Brookside

Carrolls Corner

Chaswood

Chezzetcook

Conrod Settlement

Cooks Brook

Dean

Dutch Settlement

East Chezzetcook

East Dover

East Jeddore

East Lawrencetown

East Pennant

East Petpeswick

East Preston

East Ship Harbour

Elderbank

Elmsdale

Elmsvale

Fall River

Five Island Lake

French Village

Gaetz Brook

Glen Haven

Glen Margaret

Goodwood

Grand Desert

Grand Lake

Hacketts Cove

Halibut Bay

Harrietsfield

Hatchet Lake

Head of Chezzetcook

Head of Jeddore

Head of St. Margarets Bay

Herring Cove

Hubbards

Indian Harbour

Ingramport

Ketch Harbour

Lake Echo

Lake Egmont

Lake Charlotte

Lantz

Lawrencetown

Lewis Lake

Lower East Chezzetcook

Lower Prospect

Lower Tantallon

Lower Three Fathom Harbour

Lower West Jeddore

McGraths Cove

Meaghers Grant

Middle Musquodoboit

Middle Porters Lake

Middle Village

Mineville

Moser River

Musquodoboit Harbour

Myers Point

Oakfield

Oldham

Ostrea Lake

Peggys Cove

Pleasant Point

Porters Lake

Port Dufferin

Portuguese Cove

Prospect

Prospect Bay

Queensland

Salmon River Bridge

Sambro

Seabright

Seaforth

Shad Bay

Sheet Harbour

Sheldrake Lake

Ship Harbour

Smith Settlement

Tangier

Tantallon

Terence Bay

Three Fathom Harbour

Upper Lakeville

Upper Lawrencetown

Upper Musquodoboit

Upper Sackville

Upper Tantallon

Watt

Section

Wellington

West Chezzetcook

West Dover

West Jeddore

West Lawrencetown

West Pennant

West Petpeswick

Whites Lake

Williamswood

Hants County

Brooklyn

Colonial Rd., Windsor

Currys Corner

East Uniacke

Ellershouse

Elmsdale

Enfield

Etter Settlement

Falmouth

Five Mile Plains

Garlands Crossing

Ivey Ln., Windsor

Lantz

Lower Nine Mile River

Martock

Milford

Morison Dr., Windsor

Mt. Uniacke

Nesbitt Connector from Water St. to Nesbitt St., Windsor

Nelson Street, Windsor

Newport Station

Sanford Dr., Windsor

St. Croix

Shubenacadie

South Uniacke

Three Mile Plains

Inverness County

Charles MacLean Rd.

Chéticamp

Church St.

Davis Dr.

Grant St.

Hilltop Dr.

Kings Rd.

Lovers Ln.

Mabou

MacKenzie Ct.

Village of Port Hastings

Village of Inverness

Kings County

Aldershot

Alice Dr.

Auburn

Blomidon Crescent

Brandywine Dr.

Brookside Cres.

Cambridge

Centreville

Coldbrook

Davlyn Dr.

Dyke View Rd.

Elizabeth Dr.

Folease Park Dr.

Fred Thomas Rd. from Rt. 341 north 0.5 km

Glooscap Ln.

Grand Pré

Greenwich

Hants Border

Harry Dr.

Kimberley Dr.

Kingsport

LeMarchant Dr.

Merrit Dr.

Montgomery Dr.

Morris Cres.

Murray St.

North Kentville

North Alton

Novawood Dr.

Pine St., White Rock

Poplar Grove

Poplar Dr., Highbury

River Dr.

Rosalind Dr.

Stream Ave.

Sunset Dr.

Village of Kingston

Village of New Minas

Village of Aylesford

Village of Canning

Village of Cornwallis Square

Village of Greenwood

Village of Port Williams

Wayne Rd.

Windermere Dr.

Lunenburg County

Village of Chester

Western Shore

Village of New Germany

Pictou County

River John

Queens County

Village of Brooklyn

Richmond County

Anchor Rd.

Arichat

Bennies Ln.

Bennies Ln. Ext.

Duncan Rd.

Evanston Rd.

Grandique Ferry Rd.

Harbourview Dr.

Hospital Rd., Evanston

Islandview Dr.

Landry Ln.

Macleod Rd.

Marchand Ln.

Petit-de-Grat

Poirierville

Sampsons Ln.

Shore Rd. (Point Michaud Rd. to the shore)

Silver Oak Dr.

Tranquil Ln.

Veterans Memorial Dr.

Village of St. Peter’s

Whiteside Rd.

Victoria County

Village of Baddeck

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Winter Parking Ban Regulations

N.S. Reg.

257/2025

Motor Vehicle Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Winter Parking Ban Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

257/2025

Dec 15, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026

date specified

Dec 12, 2025

The following regulations are not

yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

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Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.