Pressure Grows On Province To Lift Ban On Clotheslines, But Premier Not Budging

The Liberals passed an energy conservation leadership law shortly after their election in 2003 that included a clause which allows the province to abolish local bans on clotheslines imposed by developers through sale agreements and residential associations. But the Liberals have never taken advantage of the clause, meaning it remains against the law in some esthetically-minded communities to hang laundry outside. It's a small thing the government can do to show it's serious about energy conservation, said Love, who recommended lifting the bans as part of his annual report released Wednesday. "Those municipal bylaws and covenants were passed in a different age and a different time when our priorities were different," Love said in an interview. "People are looking for opportunities to save electricity. People should have the right to dry their clothes outside." That's a familiar argument from environmentalists and municipal politicians who have long pressed the province to give people an incentive to shun their energy-hungry dryers. ... http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=n1108181A

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