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Toronto mayoralty candidate says, if elected, he would seek ban on gas leaf blowers
Noise and pollution harmful to health, environment
October 20, 2022 By Turf & Rec

A candidate for mayor in the City of Toronto says he would seek to outright ban gasoline-powered leaf blowers in the municipality if he’s elected this Monday. Gil Penalosa says it’s not only the noise they create that is the problem. He adds it’s the pollution being sent into the atmosphere, noting the amount of emissions produced in a half hour is worse than that emitted by a car driving from Toronto to Montreal.
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