VICTORIA Saanich council has voted unanimously on a motion that will see single-use plastic bags banned in the district. At a meeting on March 15, councillor Susan Brice brought forth a continuation of a motion on the issue that the municipality has been trying to address for more than three years. “We were delayed through a variety of reasons, court challenges – (B.C.) ministry approvals – but we were ready to go about a year ago, and then COVID hit,” said Brice. “As a result, public health orders asked stores to not accept re-usable bags, so the whole program came to an end.”
“Students are tired of taking a backseat when it comes to transit,” she said.
The groups put forward a motion to direct the commission’s chair to write to the minister of transportation and infrastructure in support of creating a voting student seat. The motion was defeated in a 6-2 vote.
Instead, the commission passed a motion directing staff to explore options for an educational advisory committee.
Lowan said students will continue advocating at a provincial level and are trying to arrange a meeting with Transportation Minister Rob Fleming. Creating a voting seat requires a change to the province’s Transit Act.
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