A debate about whether or not to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has been quietly raging in Toronto for almost two decades, and now the city seems finally poised to take action.
The City of Toronto is considering a ban on two-stroke engines used in landscaping equipment such as gas-powered leaf blowers. The ban is meant to reduce health impacts from noise and air pollution.
The idea of banning equipment with two-stroke engines was first discussed by the city back in 2005, said Coun. Shelley Carroll at the committee meeting. Since then, battery-powered alternatives have become affordable and effective enough to warrant the ban, she said. At Tuesday's meeting, lawyer and Toronto resident April Engleberg made a deputation outlining how gas-powered leaf blowers were "the bane of [her] existence" while suffering from a long-term concussion.
Speaking to CBC Toronto, Keating said it's important to address these issues now so that the responsibility doesn't fall on the shoulders of younger people like his 10-year-old granddaughter. Ali is slowly transitioning some of his equipment over to battery-powered machines, but said it's too expensive for a small company like his to replace everything at once.
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