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That is just around the corner from nearby Ezra Avenue, where the annual St. Patrick’s Day unsanctioned street gatherings have traditionally taken place. This year, the City of Waterloo obtained a court injunction that allows the arrest or detention of anyone attending, hosting, creating, or sponsoring an unsanctioned street party or 19 arrests, 147 charges from St. Patrick's Day street party in Waterloo Waterloo Regional Police 'very disappointed' in behaviour at Ezra Avenue St. Patrick's Day party Reflection of Irish culture Before the COVID-19 pandemic, tens of thousands of people would flood Ezra Avenue in Waterloo, Ont. for an unsanctioned street party. But with most of the street fenced off this St. Patrick's Day Fencing on Ezra Avenue has been erected since 2022 to discourage student gatherings for St. Patrick’s Day in Waterloo. Police are looking at more strategies to curb crowds. In the days leading up to St. Patrick's Day, the City of Waterloo announced that it was granted an injunction order by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice from Friday, March 14 at 12:00 a.m. to Hundreds of students gathered on Marshall Street on Saturday in Waterloo's University District to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. A court injunction allowing police to detain and arrest anyone attending an unsanctioned street party in that city this weekend didn't stop the gathering. Police would not say if anyone was arrested, but a spokesperson told CBC News they "encourage those planning to Fencing has gone up on Ezra Avenue, in Waterloo, Ont.’s university district, in the hopes it will deter people from taking part in unsanctioned St. Patrick’s Day street parties. Waterloo announces parking bans in university district for St. Patrick’s Day weekend The City of Waterloo stated that an operational plan is in place for Sunday to react to ongoing St. Patrick’s Day activities led by the Waterloo Regional Police Service, and officers will be patrolling by foot, cruisers, and bikes. About 9,500 people filled the streets for St. Patrick's Day celebrations on March 16, 2024 in Waterloo. (WRPS Board Meeting, April 17, 2024.) Waterloo Regional Police laid 619 charges during Saturday's St. Patrick's Day party on Ezra Street and 40 people were taken to hospital. A history of unruly behaviour and escalating costs led to a St. Patrick’s Day injunction by an Ontario Superior Court judge in Waterloo’s University District. Updated March 13, 2025 at 9:25 a Each year 20,000 to 30,000 people gather on Ezra Street in Waterloo Ontario to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Come check it out!-----FOLLOW US!Website: ht A 21-year-old student and each of her nine roommates are $800 poorer after St. Patrick’s Day celebrations this past weekend. The Burlington native, who lives at the corner of Marshall and Regina The City of Waterloo has taken legal action to dissuade large unsanctioned St. Patrick’s Day street parties, but some students say that won’t stop them from celebrating. Crowds get bigger 2013 - St. Patrick's day was on a Sunday. Weather was cold, but it picked up momentum from previous year. St. Patricks Day, Ezra Street Block The City of Waterloo has been granted a court injunction that aims at helping police break up "dangerous unsanctioned street gatherings" during the weekend leading up to St. Patrick's Day, a Days ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, barriers and no-parking signs are already going up on Ezra Avenue in Waterloo, in an effort to contain potentially dangerous street parties. Updated March 14 For many students at Wilfrid Laurier University, the street parties are a St. Patrick's Day tradition. Students walking the streets in Waterloo, Ont. for St. Patrick's Day on March 17, 2022. Waterloo Regional Police is reminding the public to celebrate safely and responsibly this St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The force put out a release on X Saturday afternoon, telling people to avoid the area of Marshall Street and Regina Street North due to a high volume of individuals in the area. “Members of the WRPS Public [] Last year, Waterloo bylaw officers issued 16 fines over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. In 2023, over 200 charges were laid during the city’s unsanctioned street parties. Mirshahi recalled police issuing hundreds of tickets on St. Patrick’s Day alone in 2018, which he felt was an intimidation tactic to scare students off the streets.
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