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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A Mississauga man has won a Superior Court challenge against the city over a weed control …
Read More »London, Ont. councillor draws back proposed curfew for gas-powered lawn equipment – London
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Less than a week after it was proposed, a motion to discuss a curfew on gas-powered lawn equipment has been pulled back by the London, Ont., councillor who suggested it. In a statement posted to social media Saturday, Ward 11 Coun. Skylar …
Read More »Quiet after 6: Ontario city considers curfew for gas-powered lawn tools
As the City of London moves forward with its Climate Emergency Action Plan, staff are looking at ways to reduce, restrict or phase out gas-powered lawn equipment – including a possible curfew. At Wednesday’s civic works committee meeting, members voted to hold a public meeting on the idea in July. …
Read More »Winnipeggers weigh in on new pesticide regulations in effect this spring – Winnipeg
Gardening season has started, and this year, Manitobans have more options to deal with weeds. In November, the provincial government lifted the ban on cosmetic pesticides, which had been in place since 2014. David Hinton, owner of Weed Man Manitoba, now has more tools in his toolbox. “For the last …
Read More »Kamloops beekeeper gives election campaign lawn signs a second life
You wouldn’t think of municipal election campaign signs as having a half-life, let alone an afterlife, but an inventive beekeeper in Kamloops, B.C., seems to have found a way for them to live on. Murray Willis, who owns the Valley View Honey farm in eastern Kamloops, says he plans to repurpose 200 lawn …
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