Proposal for Anti-Idling By-Law
In September 2021, Council asked staff to investigate the idea of limiting idling for vehicles in the Town and at the CoW meeting on June 20, staff will present such a draft bylaw for approval. Staff also suggest an initial education campaign. The case for an anti-idling by-law is to reduce Green House gasses and improve air quality. There are many exceptions such as hot or cold weather (details below), Transit, police and more and enforcement would be difficult. As staff point out, the enforcement officer would have to watch a vehicle and time the duration of idling – although it’s suggested that the maximum idling permitted be only 2 minutes (and not 3 or 5 minutes as in other… Read complete articleProposal for Anti-Idling By-Law