Did you know that it’s against Toronto bylaws to play road hockey?
Ball hockey is played on streets across the city, but many people may be surprised to learn it’s not allowed.
Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker certainly was. He looked around the room today at the public works and infrastructure committee, which he chairs, and pointed out that he was likely surrounded by “bylaw violators”.
He said banning the sport on roads is “just plain silly”.
“I don’t want to fill up our jails with ten and 11-year-old children whose great crime was to run around with hockey sticks and orange balls, yelling the word car all the time,” he said. “Kids can play hockey on the Internet but then they stay inside by themselves and eat marshmallows.” Violating the city bylaw won’t get you thrown in jail, but it could net you a $55 fine.
The only good news about the bylaw is that it (to date) has never been enforced.
