ST. ALBERT, Alberta, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A Canadian man who tried to clear snow from sidewalks for seniors with his ATV said he was slapped with a $250 fine and a $350 impound fee.

Jon Cooper, 62, of St. Albert, Alberta, said he was using the four-wheeler to clear snow from the sidewalk at 1 p.m. Saturday when the ATV became stuck in a large snowbank, the QMI Agency reported Tuesday.


Cooper said his son hooked his truck up to the ATV and was about to attempt to free the vehicle when police arrived.

"I thought they would give us a hand because there was so much snow, but it just turned out to be a nightmare," Cooper said.

He said officers issued him a $250 ticket for riding a quad on a public sidewalk and he had to pay an additional $350 to get the vehicle back from an impound lot.

"I will never go out there and do those sidewalks again, not after this," he said. "We were just trying to do a nice thing for people."