From the CBC archives: Tales from Winnipeg parking bans past

CBC Manitoba spoke with many car-owners ticketed or towed last weekend duringWinnipeg's first full citywide residential parking ban of 2015.

In total, 1,605 Winnipeg car-owners were treated to the city's courtesy towing services between Feb. 13 and Feb. 15. And 6,697 tickets were issued.

• Nearly 7K Winnipeg drivers ticketed in citywide parking ban

As was the case in 1984 and 1995, many Winnipeggers expressed similar concerns over the city's snow clearing program following the parking ban thoseyears.

Some expressed anger over being unable to locate their vehicles after they were towed and movedblocks away from where they parked. Others said the city's 3-1-1 help-line operators weren't terribly helpful or didn't immediately know where city crews had moved their vehicles.

• 2 Winnipeg drivers angry city lost their cars during parking ban

• VIDEO: Parking ban frustrations

Even ahead of the ban, Winnipeggerscomplained thatthe city's "Know Your Zone?" parking ban notification system was confusing.

Some might say that the nearly 7,000 tickets issued in three days lends credence to that complaint.

• 'Know Your Zone?' parking ban system confusing to many Winnipeg drivers

Mayor Brian Bowman commented on the matter this week, saying the city is considering creating a "Know Your Zone?" app to help better inform Winnipeg drivers of theirparking zones ahead of bans.

It remains to be seen if an app will help keep parked carsoff the streets during residential parking bans in the future.

For the time being, lets revisit two CBC vault videos from parking banspast and see if we cant learn from (or laugh at) Winnipegs ticketed and towed in 1984 and 1995.