HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — A bylaw was passed at the Nov. 26 Happy Valley-Goose Bay town council meeting to ban single-use plastic bags, starting Jan. 1, 2020.
The ban, which passed unanimously, follows an announcement by the province earlier this year of its plan to ban single-use plastic bags and the banning of such bags in other Labrador communities. The town conducted a research study earlier this year and said it found overwhelming support in favour of a bylaw to ban single-use plastic bags.
“What we have seen here this evening is the culmination of a lot of hard work and serious discussion,” said Happy Valley-Goose Bay Mayor Wally Andersen in a statement. "The residents and businesses of the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay have guided this and previous councils and they have told us that council needs to take action.”
Councillor Lori Dyson-Edmonds, chair of economic development and public engagement for the town, said they felt it prudent to follow the example of other Labrador communities in Nunatsiavut as well as Cartwright.
