Policy and By-laws

Once people have voluntarily changed their idling practices, you can use “meatier” methods to enforce your idling policies. Most people should be on board by now, so it won’t come as a shock or an offence when you announce an anti-idling bylaw.

Municipalities across BC are creating policies or by-laws to help enforce their anti-idling messages. The City of Williams Lake instituted a vehicle/equipment idle-free policy that covers all City of Williams Lake vehicles and equipment. A PDF of the policy is in the Resources section.

Some municipalities have instituted idle-free bylaws that empower municipalities with the legal right to enforce anti-idling policy. Here is the City of Williams Lake's idling bylaw: City of Williams Lake Bylaw

Policy and by-law creation are effective in helping effect change among those individuals who chose not to voluntarily alter there practices. However, for this change to be consistent, enforcement of the policy needs to be carried out.