Environmental Triumph! Businesses In Whistler BC Leave Doors Closed During Winter!!

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Last edited Sun May 19, 2019, 02:18 PM - Edit history (1)

Jesus Christ . . .

as the canadian Plastic Bag Association takes the City of Victoria back to court over its attempt to ban single-use plastic bags, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is watching the proceedings closely. RMOW brass are "fired up" to act on single-use items of all sorts (bags, straws, coffee cups, Styrofoam, etc.), said Councillor Arthur De Jong, who oversees Whistler's environment portfolio, but "we don't want taxpayers spending money to fight the plastics industry," he said.

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The RMOW came to a similar conclusion when it looked at forcing businesses to close their doors during the winter months (see Pique, Jan. 13), which led De Jong to partner with the Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment on an advocacy campaign.

The campaign wrapped last month and was a big success, De Jong said at the May 14 council meeting. "During Christmas, we were upwards of 30 per cent of doors open. We started the campaign in January, and by February, we were down to four per cent of doors open," De Jong said.

"Our survey has given us a solid database on who we need to continue to compel to do their part on GHG reductions. Hopefully by next winter we can have a bylaw to actually enforce door closure."

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https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/resort-municipality-of-whistler-fired-up-on-plastic-ban-but-hurdles-remain/Content?oid=13853390

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1. I thought this was the Onion..n/t