Kudos to Leaf Rapids, Manitoba (Town of Leaf Rapids). This small town (pop 1500) is the first (and hopefully not the last) municipality in North America to officially ban single-use plastic shopping bags. Last April, Mayor Ed Charrier intoduced the By-Law, which carries a fine of up to $1000.00 dollars to renegade retailers who try to use them.The move has given the town a lot of play in the media. It's in the current issue of Canadian Geographic, and has been covered by newspapes across the country. Even caught the eye of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association who have threatened to take legal action against the town.
But wait, Ed's not done, not yet. He is now setting his sites on cars and trucks. From the Victoria Times Colonist....
"Why would you start your vehicle for a two-second ride uptown?" asked Charrier, who plans to buy his own cart next spring. "Jump in a golf cart."
While he doesn't plan to ban gas-powered automobiles, he will promote energy-saving golf carts...
Keep it up, Ed.
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