Deputy mayor proposes Halifax ban or restrict gas powered leaf blowers

by Zane Woodford December 1, 2022December 1, 2022

A worker uses a leaf blower. Credit: Flickr/comedy_nose

Sam Austin brought a motion to council's environment committee for a staff report on the 'inefficient and noisy' machines.

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Deputy mayor proposes Halifax ban or restrict gas powered leaf blowers

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