What stopped ice cream trucks from roaming Orillia Ontario? The new permitting process made it too expensive, as it has 2 components an ice cream vendor can't afford

an $861 licensing fee and proof of $2 million in general liability insurance

“I’ve been in the business for 38 years, and I’ve been licensed by eight different cities, and the most I ever paid was $300,” Barrie-based business owner Nick Karabetsos wrote in his letter. “I just renewed my licence for Barrie and it was $265, Alcona was $300, Alliston was $170 (a) couple (of) years ago. $900 is more than triple the going rate for the same-size city.”

https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/high-fees-stop-ice-cream-truck-vendor-from-rolling-into-orillia-9120207