TO SPRAY OR NOT TO SPRAY
Fort Erie pressured to ban pesticides
RAY SPITERI / Review Staff Writer Local News - Thursday, May 31, 2007 Updated @ 6:41:59 AM
Fort Erie is being urged to follow the likes of Thorold and Toronto in banning the use of chemical pesticides. Studies and reports claim pesticide use can cause a whole host of health hazards to the public, including cancer. About 125 communities across Canada have pesticide bylaws.
Photo: Joe WallaceThe Town of Fort Erie is being urged to adopt a bylaw banning the use of chemical pesticides within the municipality. Members of the Fort Erie Conservation Women's Auxiliary and the Niagara Healthy Environment Initiative are encouraging council to follow the lead of other municipalities who have banned the use of cosmetic chemicals in their communities.
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