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Plastic Bag Ban
No more plastic bags at Safeway stores
Safeway grocery stores across Canada are no longer offering plastic grocery bags to customers. Kamloops…
Banning plastic bags must be done by cities — not regional districts
The Regional District of North Okanagan is not going ahead with a proposed ban on…
Plans for Okanagan plastic bag bans awaiting Victoria decision
Lake Country is the latest municipality to consider a plastic bag ban. Salmon Arm is…
Styrofoam cups and takeout containers will be banned in Vancouver starting today
While there has been plenty of talk about banning single use plastics all over the…
North Okanagan pushes forward with plastic bag ban
NORTH OKANAGAN – The Regional District North Okanagan has given the green light to its…
Delays likely if North Okanagan goes ahead with plastic bag ban
NORTH OKANAGAN – A proposed single-use plastic bag ban put forward by the Regional District…
Salmon Arm to continue with plastic bag ban
SALMON ARM – Salmon Arm will continue with on with its plastic bag ban while…
Kamloops plastic bag ban still in the works despite Court of Appeal decision
KAMLOOPS – Two days after Kamloops city council approved a draft bylaw that would eventually see…
Victoria’s plastic bag ban quashed by Court of Appeal
Plastic bag bans put into place by local governments attempting to protect the environment won't…
Plastic bag ban for Kamloops one step closer
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops City Council took their first big step toward a plastic bag ban…
Plastic bag ban taking shape in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops city councillors next week will get a better look at a the…
South Okanagan regional district favours provincial or federal single use plastics ban
PENTICTON – A single provincial or federally led ban on single use plastics is needed…
North Okanagan takes another step toward single-use plastic bag ban
VERNON – The Regional District of North Okanagan has kicked off its plastic bag ban…
Kamloops councillors toss most of plastic ban idea
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops city councillors haven't completely thrown out the idea of banning single-use plastic,…
Single-use plastic ban gains traction at Kamloops city council
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops city council will discuss a ban on single-use plastics after hearing from…
Okanagan regional districts still talking about plastic garbage
KELOWNA – An Okanagan-wide ban on single-use plastic bags may be much further away than…
Single-use plastic bags to be banned in Okanagan?
VERNON – Vernon Mayor Victor Cumming says the wheels are in motion to ban single-use…
Salmon Arm may be among first in B.C. to ban plastic bags
SALMON ARM – The City of Salmon Arm is aiming to be one of the…