The two towns of Makkovik and Postville on the Labrador Coast will soon receive assistance from the Newfoundland and Labrador government to eliminate plastic shopping bags.
We spoke with town manager Terry Rice of Makkovik who said that the bag ban took effect in late May of this year.
Rice says that it’s a by-law respecting the negative impact plastic has on the environment.
It was brought forward to the council meeting and became a by-law.
We also spoke with Shirley Goudie town manager of Postville, who says that the plastic bag ban was encouraged in her community by Sheppherd’s Store.
Goudie says that it was put in place to protect the environment.
She also says that the store there encourages using cloth bags and they have a draw for the townspeople to put their name in for a chance to win prizes such as a case of drinks or even a case of juice.