Toronto Hydro gives away 75,000 clotheslines

Such a simple idea, but a good one, no?Now if only there weren't so many Ontario clothesline bans..."Toronto Hydro is giving 75,000 homeowners a “low-tech,” energy-saving device — a free clothesline. “This...

Ont. determined to end ban on clotheslines by summer: energy minister

Maybe you never knew it--we didn't since we don't live in Ontario--but in some parts of Ontario, you can't hang your clothes out to dry on a clothesline!"Outdoor clotheslines are currently banned under some...

Ontario clothesline ban to be thrown to the wind

Clotheslines are illegal in parts of Ontario, apparently because they're ugly.  I applaud the government for at last letting loose laundered loungewear hanging in the air."It's a law many consider outdated...

Do Clotheslines Really Lower Property Value?

"Just over a month ago, reader James noted that "in a growing number of residential developments in the USA, the local government or community covenants legally prevent residents from doing 'unsightly' things,"...