WINNIPEG – Fed up with parking fees, a Winnipeg cancer patient is threatening to vandalize parking meters that stand between him and his treatments.
Collin Kennedy says has been battling a form of leukemia for 17 years, all the while paying for parking.
The 48-year-old single father says he lives on a fixed income and estimates he has spent about $15,000 in parking fees since his diagnosis.
The city says it has no plans to remove any meters, noting charging a fee helps to ensure a healthy turnover in the availability of street parking.
In May Kennedy says he damaged one meter with expanding foam.
Kennedy says he may do it again in the hope of helping others avoid the hassle of feeding the meter when they go for chemotherapy and other treatments.
“If I disable this machine, that gives everyone who comes to this building free parking, which means they don’t have to worry,” he said Wednesday. “They go in, get their chemo and come out.”
The City of Winnipeg said it will cost $4,500 dollars to fix the broken meter.
As of Wednesday, Kennedy wasn’t facing any vandalism-related charges. (CTV Winnipeg)
