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CROW Concerned Residents of
Winnipeg
and Manitoba
Public pressure does affect policy decisions. Let your views be known.
Tell the entomologist that extended fogging hours are unacceptable: Children are still outside at 9:30 pm!
insectcontrol@winnipeg.ca, 986-3210
PMRA
is the federal agency that registers these poisons.
You
can e-mail your
exposure
symptoms to them at: PMRA_INFOSERV@hc-sc.gc.ca
Let the Province know that West Nile virus fogging is ludicrous!
Exposure to toxic malathion leaves us all immuno-compromised.
Find your mla's
contact information and tell them we deserve better.
Contact the province's Chief Medical Officer of Health: joel.kettner@gov.mb.ca, (204) 788-6666
The Minister of Health, Honourable Teresa Oswald: teresa.oswald@leg.gov.mb.ca, (204) 945-3731
Then call
City
Hall:
986-2171. Tell them:
STOP
POISONING us
with neurotoxic,immunotoxic,genotoxic
poisons like malathion
and dursban
which breakdown
and
become more toxic
AND MAY PERMANENTLY ALTER THE
DEVELOPING BRAIN OF A HUMAN FOETUS.
And adopt a real pesticide
by-law
because neighbours
shouldn't
poison us either.
Read Nick Ternette's (May 14, '08) presentation to City Hall,
pointing out the obvious failings of what they're pretending is called a cosmetic pesticide by-law.
Meanwhile, read how Landscape Manitoba honours Sam Katz for being so industry-friendly.
Every year we have to
BUFFER
UP!
Send
your buffer application to Insect Control Branch, or on the bugline
website you can register,
read fogging
updates and public
notices. Buffer
registration
forms are also at libraries, in the Leisure
Guide and in the telephone book.
There's
always hope that next year they will smarten up, but if not
CBC
tells you how to protect
yourself in the fog.
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