Saw one guy fighting a trespass ticket in Whitby court. He figured, what the hell, the worst that will happen is that he'll be out the $63 or so that he would have to pay had he just paid the ticket. He actually said that to the court during his trespass trial at the same time that he admitted he had no defence strategy. Imagine his shock when the Crown asked for the court to impose a $500 fine on conviction. Seems he didn't realize that the amount on the ticket is the out of court settlement, and not the maximum fine.
In this particular Waterloo bylaw, the OP might want to look at Sect 10 where it outlines the applicable fines on conviction. Minimum $450, maximum $25,000 for a first offence. His trying to "clog the system" may come at an even greater price than the out of court settlement amount on the ticket.
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