Alberta Health Services accepting toys as payment for parking fines

Have you been to an Alberta Health Services (AHS) location recently and gotten a parking ticket?

As a part of its Toys for Tickets campaign, you can donate a new, unwrapped toy to AHS instead of paying a fine as long you were issued a ticket between Nov. 14 and Dec. 16.

“We paused the Toys for Tickets campaign during COVID-19 but, given its past success and positive reception, we are happy to launch it once again this holiday season,” said Nick Ternovatsky, director of parking at AHS.

AHS says more than 470 toys were collected and given to kids in the Calgary area in 2019.

In order to qualify for paying for your ticket with a toy, it has to be worth at least $25, be in its original packaging, and be for children ages newborn to 17 years.

AHS says recommended donation include:

  • Books
  • Art supplies
  • Science kits
  • Electronics
  • Headphones
  • Lego sets
  • Portable DVD players
  • Rattles
  • Baby toys
  • Journals
  • Activity books
  • Crayons
  • Colouring books
  • Gift cards for grocery stores and restaurants (for families)

For more information on parking office hours and locations in Calgary, visit the AHS website. You can also visit the Toys for Tickets page for more information about the campaign.

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