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Submitted by Jesse Russell on Thu, 2008-06-26 12:43. Current | Politics | WTASA
The Beastie Boys once said “This drive-thru world it just ain’t right” and a Madison Plan Commission member seems to be taking that nugget of wisdom literally. Visitors to the front page of Drudge Report [...]
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 | 10:54 AM MT
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A recent move by Calgary city council to omit drive-thrus from one redevelopment plan should happen more often, says one alderman.
Last week, city council left out drive-thrus when it approved a new area structure plan — which dictates what kinds of businesses, retail [...]
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‘Ban’ talk instills fear in drive-through workers
Tim Hortons’ senior vice-president Nick Javor voiced his disappointment that Tuesday evening’s planning meeting was cancelled [...]
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By Linda Lisanti
One retailer that’s got the drive-thru formula down is Swiss Farms, a hybrid c-store and supermarket that offers drive-thru service only. The chain has 12 locations in Pennsylvania, and is currently recruiting operators to open its [...]
June 17th, 2008
Dear Members of London’s Planning Committee,
I am writing you today to urge you to support the “Clean Air for Children” campaign to institute a moratorium on new drive-thrus in London, Ontario. In September 2002, Toronto City Council took a courageous stand for the well-being of its residents when it backed my [...]
Drive-thru Moratorium
Gordon McBean, appointed member of Mayor’s Sustainable Energy Council and world renowned climatologist for the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction urge the city to take action on all ways of reducing emissions as part of national and global efforts to combat climate change.
17 June 2008
London City Council
Subject: Climate Change and [...]
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MEDIA ADVISORY DATE: June 16th, 2008
In solidarity with local environmental activist groups, Greenpeace Canada, will urge the City of London to lead on climate change by imposing Canada’s first moratorium on all new drive-thrus.
In a campaign launched by Maude Barlow’s Council of Canadians | London Chapter, the issue on a drive-thru [...]
By Kate Devlin Medical Correspondent
Last Updated: 9:48PM BST 13/06/2008
Children who live near busy roads are 50 per cent more likely to develop allergies, a new study shows.
Traffic pollution drastically increases their risk of developing diseases like asthma and eczema.
Kids who live less than 50 metres away from a busy street are the most [...]
Hawaii Orders Being Taken By Workers Thousands Of Miles Away
POSTED: 4:50 pm HST June 11, 2008
UPDATED: 11:08 am HST June 12, 2008
HONOLULU — If you ordered a meal from a Hawaii McDonald’s drive-through recently, the person on the other side of the speaker could have been thousands of miles away in another state.
The fast-food restaurant [...]
Attendance levels have improved since a ban was introduced on pupils in Kent visiting a nearby McDonald’s throughout the school day, its principal said.
Students at the Folkestone Academy are prohibited from entering the local fast food restaurant between the hours of 8.30am and 5pm.
Acting principal Louise McGowan said McDonald’s has been supportive of her [...]
