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Sioux Lookout, Ontario Rescinds Plastic Bag Ban

On September 15th of 2010, the city of Sioux Lookout became the first municipality in Ontario, Canada to pass a bylaw prohibiting the distribution of single-use plastic bags by retailers. In October of this year, the current city council decided to repeal the bylaw.  It seems that the bylaw was…

Yellowknife Direct Charge Co-op Bans Plastic Bags

[box type="info"] The following story is reprinted by permission from Northern News Services Ltd. at NNSL.com The story was written by Heather Lange of Northern News Services and Published Thursday, September 1, 2011.  NNSL covers the Northwest Territories of Canada. The photo to the left is the Downtown Skyline of…

Thompson, Subartic City In Canada, Bans Plastic Bags

Thompson, Subartic City In Canada, Bans Plastic Bags

Hub of the North Thompson, a city located in northern Manitoba, Canada is known for its subartic climate. For nine months of each year, the climate is so bitterly cold that many automobile manufacturers and aerospace companies use Thompson as a testing site for their products. As the third largest…

Sioux Lookout First To Ban Plastic Bags In Ontario

Sioux Lookout First To Ban Plastic Bags In Ontario

We reported on August 1st, that Sioux Lookout was nearing a plastic bag ban. On September 15th, 2010, The City of Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada, became the first Municipality in Ontario to ban plastic bags. Sioux Lookout Municipal Council gave third and final reading to By‐Law No. 20‐10. The Council…

Plastic Bag Ban Starts Wednesday In Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada

Plastic Bag Ban Starts Wednesday In Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo passed a plastic bag ban last December and the bylaw takes effect Wednesday, September 1st, 2010. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, also known as Fort McMurray, is located in northeastern Alberta, Canada. The area is well known as the ‘Oil Sands Capital of…

Sioux Lookout Nears Plastic Bag Ban

Sioux Lookout Nears Plastic Bag Ban

The City of Sioux Lookout, located in north-west Ontario, Canada, is working toward passage of By-Law No. 20-10. This proposed By-Law is to prohibit the sale or free distribution of plastic bags within the Municipality of Sioux Lookout. The Council passed the Second Reading of the By-Law at its latest…

Wood Buffalo Single-Use Shopping Bag Bylaw

Wood Buffalo Single-Use Shopping Bag Bylaw

BYLAW NO. 09/033 BEING A BYLAW OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WOOD BUFFALO, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF SINGLE-USE SHOPPING BAGS BY ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITIY OF WOOD BUFFALO WHEREAS pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A…

Oilsands Capital Bans Single-Use Bags

Oilsands Capital Bans Single-Use Bags

Renowned as the Oilsands Capital in Canada, The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has banned the distribution of single-use shopping bags effective Sept. 1, 2010.  Known as “The Single-Use Shopping Bag Bylaw”, the Council of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, in the Province of Alberta, passed and signed the…

City of Orillia, Ontario Imposes Shopping Bag Fee

City of Orillia, Ontario Imposes Shopping Bag Fee

New Plastic Bag By-Law Starting January 1, 2010, all retail business establishments in the City of Orillia will be required to charge a minimum five-cent ($0.05) fee for each plastic shopping bag they distribute. The law applies to retail outlets, fast food restaurants, and convenience stores. Both the number of…