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New rules for vehicle idling will take effect in the City of Ottawa on January 1, but the limits to crack down on unnecessary idling will not be as strict as initially proposed.

Council approved changes to Ottawa’s idling control bylaw on Wednesday, including a last minute amendment from councillors Steve Desroches and Laine Johnson to allow idling for longer than the staff recommendation.

Under the new rules, drivers will be permitted to idle their vehicle for three minutes in a 60-minute period when the temperature is between 0 C and 27 C, and an idling limit of 10 minutes when the temperature is colder than 0 C and warmer than 27 C.

Ottawa first introduced the idling control bylaw in 2007, prohibiting drivers from idling their vehicles for more than three minutes per hour …

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