This town suppose to have a friendly environment with nice people if pretending to be open to tourism.. My experience with some living there is completely different and far away from this expectation...My daughter and her friend were looking to visit this town on August 26, 2017 and I gave them one of my cars. I did not notice the license plate expired on July , they did not check that as well, so they got there, payed for parking till 7:38pm when planning to return home in Edmonton and, went to the beach. At 6:00pm a peace officer decided to tow the car because of the plate and when my daughter got back obviously no car, no info where the car is. Two young girls were left helpless in the middle of the night, 150 km away from their home , with 10 bucks in the pocket dealing with a rude towing guy suggesting sarcastically to call somebody to pick them up if their car has been impounded.
So, I got a $310 ticket, $250 for towing, two people coming next day from Edmonton to pick up the car, two girls extremely scared getting home form Sylvan Lake with strange people in the midnight. I admit is my fault but in the meantime $310 ticket is more than enough for three weeks license plate expiration. From my perspective, towing that car and living two young girls in the middle of the night in a hostile town was excessive and more dangerous than an expired license plate. Some authorities should act more responsible, their action suppose to protect people and create a safety environment not to expose them to major risks. Never come back in Sylvan Lake.