Adult and child play street hockey (Richelle Akimow/richelleakimow.com)

More than 500 people have signed a petition to strike down a Montreal-area West Island bylaw that forbids street sports, after a father was fined for playing hockey outside with his son and friends.

The acting mayor of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, where the offence occurred, says the bylaw won't be changed, but this shouldn't stop street hockey games -- unless someone complains.

In David Sasson's case, there was a noise complaint and he was fined $75 two weeks ago for playing a game of street hockey with his seven-year-old son and some of their friends on a residential street.
He organized another street hockey game this week to protest the rule. Sasson says more than 200 people showed up for the Tuesday game, which was played in a public parking lot across the street from Dollard-des-Ormeaux's city hall.

"Kids should not be cooped up in the house," he said. "It was actually the first nice day [in recent months] and the kids wanted to be outside, and we should be promoting that activity."

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