There are two things that seem to ruffle feathers faster than anything else.  Taxes and parking, with the latter causing a flap at the new Dr. Wigmore Regional Hospital.

The hospital has been open for a week now and parking along Diefenbaker Drive, in front of the hospital has become the preferred spot for vehicles as drivers look to avoid paying for parking or for staff who say there are no spots left in the employee lot.

Warning tickets were issued to parked cars on the Diefenbaker Tuesday and Colin Prang with the City of Moose Jaw's Engineering Department says they weren't surprised when they noticed the number of vehicles on the side of the road.

"We figured people would do that but we were a little behind on getting our no parking signs up."

Temporary signs were put into place as the installation of the permanent signs takes place this week.  Once those placards are installed, parking tickets will be issued but until then, warnings have been placed on the vehicles.  They look like parking tickets but have $0.00 at the bottom.

Two hospital employees contacted us Tuesday saying there simply aren't enough staff parking stalls at the new facility so they have nowhere else to park.  Five Hills Health Region CEO Cheryl Craig will address the matter on the Heartland at Noon with Rob Carnie Thursday on 800 CHAB.