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Thursday, June 7, 2012 News worth sharing.
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Prohibition 2013: Plastic bags banned Fee lifted for 6 months. After a surprise council vote, Toronto is set to become the biggest North American city to prohibit plastic bags Mayor Rob Ford asked council to get rid of the bylaw that requires stores to charge five cents for plastic shopping bags. Instead, council got rid of plastic shopping bags. Ford’s effort to kill the fee boomeranged on him in stunning fashion on Wednesday, when council voted 24-20 to prohibit retailers from giving out or selling any plastic shop-
Reasoning
“Less plastic use equals less plastic in the garbage, less litter in the street, and ultimately less cost to taxpayers.” Coun. David Shiner Shiner, one of Ford’s most loyal allies, said he spontaneously came up with his motion in the middle of Wednesday’s meeting.
ping bags, “including those advertised as compostable, biodegradable, photodegradable or similar,” as of Jan. 1, 2013. The vote — on a surprise motion from Coun. David Shiner, a conservative Ford ally — would not have occurred if Ford had not brought the issue
Cops quiet on murder notes Body parts mailed to B.C. schools were sent with notes, but police wouldn’t elaborate on their content page 8
Lululemon Union flood stretching out cause found Citing environmental concerns and calling plastic bags “junk,” Coun. David Shiner, who introduced a motion to ban plastic bags, told reporters it is “the most progressive move that this council has ever had.” Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images File
The yoga-gear retailer was the fastest-growing brand of 2012, according to a marketing study page 28
Construction work coupled with heavy rainfall caused Friday’s Union Station flood, the city says page 4
to the council floor. To the consternation of other conservatives, it occurred without any consultation with major retailers or study by city legal or economic officials. Ford earned a consolation victory: council also approved his original proposal to eliminate the fee bylaw. That means retailers will be allowed to hand out plastic bags for free between July 1 and Dec. 31 this year. But they will then have to distribute non-plastic bags or no bags at all. Fort McMurray, Alta., San Francisco and Seattle, among other U.S. cities, have already imposed plastic-bag bans. torstar news service shoppers react to the ban , page 4
Less really is more A bold print dress, tailored shorts, and a breezy blouse: Just a few wardrobe classics are all it takes to see you through the long, hot summer page 39