Easy Park ticket went to Atlas Financial Services debt collection

I went to Vancouver for the first time last September. I ended up using EasyPark for the first time and was there for 1 hour 45 minutes.

I plugged in my EV and thought that the Kiosk charge includes parking + charging fees.

I got a ticket for 69$ at that time which I did not end up paying. I received nothing for last 6 months and just got the first mail from Atlas financial services Debt collector asking for 130$. I talked to them and they are not waiving OFF 1 penny.

Can they hurt my credit score? I read multiple posts and got mixed messaging. Do I have any other option than paying OFF?