Exerpts -

"Legally binding bans on clotheslines that exist in some Ontario housing subdivisions will soon be obsolete"

"The elimination of the bans was recommended last year by the province's chief energy conservation officer, Peter Love, who argued that operating clothes dryers in the middle of summer runs counter to the government's energy conservation campaign.

The bans were put in place because some developers and homeowners thought clotheslines and the poles that support them destroy the view."

"Love said getting rid of the clothesline ban is a good first step, but the government should also end bans on rooftop solar collectors, which exist in some places.

An Ontario government official said regulation to get rid of that ban is also in the works but may take some time."