The plastic bag ban has been "bagged" in Sioux Lookout. Council has voted 5-1 in favour of rescinding a bylaw that bans the distribution of plastic bags. Mayor Dennis Leney says opposition to the bylaw was considerable. Last September, the outgoing Council decided that Sioux Lookout would become the first Municipality in Ontario to ban the use of plastic bags.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Bag Ban Repealed
The plastic bag ban has been "bagged" in Sioux Lookout. Council has voted 5-1 in favour of rescinding a bylaw that bans the distribution of plastic bags. Mayor Dennis Leney says opposition to the bylaw was considerable. Last September, the outgoing Council decided that Sioux Lookout would become the first Municipality in Ontario to ban the use of plastic bags.
