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But history tends to repeat itself. The Ezra St. party has waxed and waned over the years, and — due to significant efforts by the city and the regional police — it may once again be coming to an end. THE ORIGINAL PARTY . Nearly 30 years ago, St. Patrick’s Day wasn’t nearly as popular as it is today. It also includes Ezra Avenue, the typical location of the St. Patrick’s Day street party. In a press release sent out on Monday morning, the City of Waterloo said they hope this action shows students and others that they’re “serious about their safety.” 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 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 More than 33,000 people flooded Ezra and Bricker Avenues on Sunday, making 2019 the largest unsanctioned St. Patrick's Day party in the city's history. Students party on Ezra Street for St. Patrick's Day 2017 "Laurier has actively discouraged this (party) right from the start and has spent an incredible amount of time and effort with multiple Thousands of young revelers turned Ezra Avenue into a giant, mud-soaked, beer-drenched outdoor party Friday, in one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day gatherings police have ever seen. 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 installed large fences on Ezra Avenue on Wednesday in preparation for Sunday. A parking ban has also been announced for the surrounding streets bordered by Bridgeport Road, Albert Street, Columbia Street, and Weber Street. And three, the wild behaviour on St. Patrick's Day in Waterloo's university neighbourhood. Students from here and out of town use the street parties, with their traditional epicentre having been on Ezra Avenue beside Wilfrid Laurier University, as a way of letting off steam. Seems about right. Had a friend who used to live on Ezra 25 years ago. Except for the odd house party, that street was a ghost town with private owned-lived in houses. 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 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. Waterloo Regional Police have estimated that 33,000 people were at the unsanctioned street party on Ezra Avenue on St. Patrick’s Day at its highpoint. Massive St. Patrick's Day crowd forces Attention Everyone- Merchandise Alert! St. Patricks Day Merch on Sale We are Shipping in 24 Hours to these Cities: -Waterloo -Brampton -Kitchener -Cambridge -Mississauga -London (Ontario) If you're from Ontario, try contacting first before making an order, maybe we can deliver to you as well in 24 Hours. . . . #reels #reeltoreel #ReelFilletz #reelbigfish #reelmuscle #ReelLife #Reelhealing # A large number of post-secondary students are expected to take part in a massive unsanctioned street party this weekend to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the City of Waterloo. Ezra Avenue in Despite the sunny skies, St. Patrick's Day on Ezra Avenue in Waterloo was a quiet affair. As of Wednesday afternoon, just a handful of students who wore green walked along the residential street. Final bill for Ezra Avenue St. Patrick’s Day street party in Waterloo: $767,211 READ MORE: Ezra Avenue St. Patrick’s Day crowd peaked at 33,000 people: Waterloo police. Keywords: St. Patrick's Day Laurier 2018, Ezra Street celebrations, university St. Patty's Day events, nostalgia of college life, finding friends at large events, green crop top fashion, simple life in 2018, college memories St. Patty's Day, Snapchat maps crowd navigation, university traditions People gathered on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate in the streets of Waterloo on Saturday. The highly-anticipated unsanctioned street gathering filled up Marshall St. Videos posted to social media showed massive crowds partying on the streets throughout the evening.
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