Share this Story : Ottawa city committees pass strict one-minute idling limit Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Ottawa city committees pass strict one-minute idling limit A joint city council committee passed a new much stricter anti-idling bylaw. But some dissented because it might be too hard to enforce. Author of the article: Blair Crawford Published Sep 19, 2024 • Last updated 45 minutes ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here .
Or sign-in if you have an account. Cars sit idling in a lineup in. A joint council committee passed a new, stricter anti-idling bylaw.
Photo by JULIE OLIVER / Postmedia Article content Councillors on two city committees have given their approval for a new, tougher Ottawa idling bylaw making it illegal to idle a vehicle for more than one minute except in very cold or very hot weather. The bylaw passed easily Thursday at a joint meeting of the environment and climate change committee and the emergency preparedness and protective services committee despite some objections that it was too difficult to enforce and would do little to reduce air pollution. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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