The initiative is in cooperation with Conserve Nova Scotia and Drive Wiser and the town is joining the idle-free campaign.
“It’s also part of our integrated community sustainability plan to be sustainable and one of the issues is conserving fuel and cleaner air,” said town chief administrative officer Tom Ossinger.
Ossinger said the policy, which should be approved by council in June, is not a bylaw and there will be no penalty if a car is left idling and.
“Our goal is to try to reduce what we use in the town for fuel and try to promote cleaner air and educate the people to think about how much unnecessary idling they may do,” he said.
About 10 signs will be posted on town buildings, said Mayor Ben Cleveland.
The signs will say ‘idle free’ with a photo of the back end of a car with exhaust fumes coming out with dollar signs. At the bottom of the sign is the advice: “Turn engine off, save fuel, save money.”
