Parking

Downtown Municipal Parking Lots

There are five municipal parking lots located in downtown Fergus:

• St George Street W across from Fergus Curling Club
• St George Street W at the Fergus Curling Club
• Provost Lane at St Patrick Street W
• Menzies Lane behind the Fergus Public Library
• Queen Street W behind the Fergus Market Place

There are four municipal parking lots located in downtown Elora:

• Geddes Street at East Mill Street
• MacDonald Square at the Centre Wellington Civic Centre
• Metcalfe Street
• Carlton Street at Metcalfe Street

Municipal Parking Lots

There are numerous municipal parking lots available in both Fergus and Elora.

The municipal parking lots available in Fergus are as follows:

• 145 St David Street- between St Andrew Street West and the Grand River
• 160 Provost Lane- between St Andrew Street West and St Patrick Street West
• 150 St George Street West- The Fergus Curling Club
• 155 St George Street West- Public Parking North Side
• 550 Belsyde Avenue East- Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex
• 450 Belsyde Avenue East- The Flannery Drive parking lot
• 330 Millburn Boulevard- The Scott Street parking lot
• 295 Queen Street East- Confederation Park
• 195 Scotland Street- Confederation Park
• 605 Gartshore Street- Forfar Park

The municipal parking lots available in Elora are as follows:

• 30 Carlton Place- between Victoria Street and Metcalfe Street, south side of the Grand River
• 1 MacDonald Square- Centre Wellington Civic Centre
• Margaret Street
• 29 David Street West- The Elora Community Centre
• 25 David Street West- The Elora Curling Club
• 36 Water Street- beside the Elora LCBO
• 66 Patrick Boulevard
• 23 Metcalfe Street- Elora LCBO parking lot
• 25 Metcalfe Street- Elora LCBO parking lot

On Street Parking

Free street parking is available in the downtown cores of Fergus and Elora.  A 3-hour Downtown Parking Program has been implemented in 2021 and extended for 2022.  For more information on our 3-hour on-street parking program, click here.

Parking is also available on all streets within the Township. Please obey No Parking signs where applicable.

Parking By-Law Regulations

Common Examples of Parking By-Law Infractions include, but are not limited to:

• Parked for more than 24 hours on a road or municipal parking lot
• Within 3 metres of a fire hydrant measured from the curb/edge of highway
• Within a designated Fire Route
• On or overhanging any curb, boulevard, or sidewalk
• Within 9 metres of an intersection
• Within 9 metres of a crosswalk
• Within 1 metre of a driveway
• In an accessible parking space, unless you have an Ontario Accessible Parking Permit displayed on the dashboard of the vehicle
• Parked facing the wrong way

The complete by-law and amendments can be found on our By-law page.

Winter Parking

The Township actively enforces the Traffic and Parking By-Laws, and Winter Parking Ban to ensure order and safety for vehicles, pedestrians and residents. The Township Parking By-Law prohibits parking on streets between 2:00 am – 6:00 am from November 1 – March 31 for snow clearance. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) enforces this under the Hwy Traffic Act, and vehicles will be ticketed, and or towed at the owner's expense.