It's time for a bylaw for Winnipeg!

Delegations did a fabulous job.  Thanks for speaking up!  Thanks to the City of Winnipeg and members of the Ad-hoc Committee for listening.  Here is the list of delegations (although they did not appear exactly in this order) as registered with the Ad-hoc committee, and where possible, their presentations:

   1.  Sandra Madray, Chemical Sensitivities Manitoba, CSM
   2.  Christina McDowell, Sierra Club of Canada--Winnipeg Group
   3. Ian Greaves, Campaign for Pesticide Reduction Winnipeg
   4. Jennifer DeGroot (did not appear on May 29)
   5. Nick Ternette, Cancer Brigade
   6. Karen Jones, West Broadway Horticultural Society
   7. Shirley Thompson, Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba
   8. Andrew Basham, Leader, Green Party of Manitoba
   9. Raena Ducharme (did not appear on May 29)
 10. Kristina Hunter, Instructor, Environmental Science and Studies, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of 
       Environment, Earth and Resources, University of Manitoba
 11. Mary Jane Eason
 12. Zev Rumstein, Green Party of Canada
 13. Les McCann, President, and Cynthia Cohlmeyer (Landscape Architect), Manitoba Naturalists Society,
       with appendices:  health effects and environmental effects
 14. Kathleen Boylan, The Waste Reduction Store
 15. Indira Rampersad

   1. Vicki Burns, Executive Director, The Winnipeg Humane Society
   2. Dr. Sharon Macdonald
   3. Kimlee Wong, Children's Environmental Health Project Coordinator, Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
   4. Robin Faye
   5. Anne Lindsey, The Manitoba Eco-Network
   6. Jennifer Sparling, Organic Lawn Care Project, Manitoba Eco-Network
   7. Glen Koroluk
   8. Steve Rauh: 10 minute video of Dr. Van de Jagt, an oncologist, speaking about the medical dangers of
       pesticides (available on video or cd)
   9. Jennifer DeGroot (Jennifer DeGroot to confirm if she will appear on May 29 or May 30)
 10. Wayne Grafton, Public School Teacher and Guidance Councillor
 11. Lorne Korol, Cancer Control Advisory Co-ordinator, Canadian Cancer Society, Manitoba Division
 12. Janet Jones, Regional Director SK / MB, National Golf Course Owners Association Canada, on behalf of 
       Manitoba Alliance of Golf Associations (MAGA), Rob Officer
 13. David Nickarz, Cancer Brigade
 14. Mo Tipples, Chair, Linda Grayston and Amanda le Rougetel, Save Our Lake (SouL) Committee of the 
        Grindstone Cottage Owners Association
 15.  Ralf Klenke, Nutri-Lawn (a future article p1, and p2 )
 16.  David MacKay and Jeff Kisiloski, Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers
 17.  Julie Fine
 18.  Janine Gibson, Organic Food Council of Manitoba
 19.  Dennis Murphy
 20.  Merrell-Ann Phare, Executive Director, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
 21.  Coral Maloney
 22. David Hinton, Weed Man Winnipeg
 23. Irwin Schmidt, CropLife Canada
 24. Vere Scott
 25. William Hrynkow
 26. Tim Muys
 27. Matthew Lawrence
 28. Joel Gosselin, Viceroy Distributors (withdrew)
 29. Rachel Kosatsky
 30. Glenda Whiteman, Concerned Residents of Winnipeg

CELA Bulletin 1-April-2003
Visit CELA (Canadian Environmental Law Association) on-line at: www.cela.ca
In this Bulletin:
PESTICIDE BY LAW GOES TO TORONTO BOARD OF HEALTH NEXT MONDAY

As part of its involvement in the Partnership for Pesticide Bylaws, CELA today joined with doctors, nurses, early childhood educators, organized labour, the humane society and environmental organizations in congratulating Toronto's Medical Officer of Health. Dr. Sheela Basrur's report, going to Toronto's Board of Health on Monday, April 7th, proposes a pesticides bylaw that will mean an end to pesticides used on lawns, gardens, and other green-spaces by spring 2004.

CELA counsel, Theresa McClenaghan, is very pleased with the draft by-law. Ms. McClenaghan represented CELA and ten citizen organizations during the Supreme Court of Canada case that considered the Hudson, Quebec by-law.  "The City staff should be commended. The by-law preamble hits the important points from the Supreme Court decision. The content of the by-law mimics Hudson in all the important respects and the accompanying report shows how solidly grounded the by-law is on prudent avoidance and community concern. Hence, it will be very difficult to mount a successful legal challenge," Ms McClenaghan said.

For more information:
Theresa McClenaghan, Counsel, ext. 218 mcclenat@lao.on.ca

Partnership for Pesticide Bylaws April 1, 2003 media release, "Medical
Officer of Health Details Bylaw to Ban Pesticides," at:
http://www.cela.ca/media/mr030401.pdf

Board of Health Agenda for Monday April 7, 2003:
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2003/agendas/committees/hl/hl030407/agenda.pdf

BOH related documentation:
Report from Medical Officer of Health - Proposed Pesticide By-law, at:
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/legdocs/2003/agendas/committees/hl/hl030407/it003.pdf

(36 pages: includes MOH report and three appendices including text of the
proposed by-law, public opinion poll results from 2002, and summaries of
recent and major reports on pesticide health effects)
Report from Medical Officer of Health - Pesticide Use and Effect on the
Environment, at:
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/legdocs/2003/agendas/committees/hl/hl030407/it004.pdf

Previously available information (November, 2002):
Partnership for Pesticide Bylaws November 18,2002 media release:
http://www.cela.ca/media/mr021108.htm

Pesticides Used in Our Communities - Human Health and Environmental Impacts:
http://www.cela.ca/toxics/impacts.pdf  (2 p.)

A by-law to control the cosmetic use of pesticides? Myth vs Reality:
http://www.cela.ca/toxics/mythfacts.pdf  (3 p.)

The Supreme Court Decision on the Hudson, Quebec by-law (June, 2001):
June 28/01 media release and related information concerning the Supreme
Court decision see, Victory for Pesticide Reduction and Local Democracy, at:
http://www.cela.ca/media/mr010628.htm

For the text of the Supreme Court decision on the Hudson by-law see:
http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/csc-scc/en/pub/2001/vol2/html/2001scr2_0241.html

Thanks to Paule Hjertaas and  www.snapinfo.ca  in Saskatchewan for the following:

Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 6:37 AM
Subject: Newfoundland and Labrador - Changes to Pesticides
ControlRegulations


On April 11, 2007, an amendment to the Pesticides Control Act, under the
Environmental Protection Act, was brought into force.  This follows a
lengthy process of public consultation, discussions with various
industry representatives, and meetings with other government
departments.

A copy of the actual amendment can be found at:

http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/annregs/2007/nr070049.htm

The consolidated regulations are available at:

http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/regulations/rc030057.htm


There have been several changes made.  Some are more of a housekeeping
nature, while others are more considerable.  Some of the highlights
include:

1)  vendors of domestic class pesticides will be licensed, and some will
need to have certified staff to sell domestic class pesticides;
2)  the removal of fertilizer/pesticide blend products from the domestic
market;
3)  companies that use certain domestic class pesticides, for gain or
reward, including apartment building superintendents, will need to have
a pesticide operator licence to do so;
4)  the establishment of a schedule of exempted pesticides, for which no
licensing is required for sale or use;
5)  the ability to set terms and conditions for vendors of pesticides,
domestic, commercial and restricted class (we will be working with
industry to develop this);
6)  a restriction to the use of pesticides in public spaces;
7)  a schedule of reduced risk pesticides that are permitted for use by
licensed pesticide operators in public spaces;
8)  the ability to set terms and conditions to applicator licences,
which will permit such terms and conditions to be applied to agriculture
and greenhouse applicators.  The intent is to set conditions for
storage, weather conditions, and buffers from water and neighbours (we
will be working with industry to develop this);
9)  a ticketing system has been established, for offences against the
Act and Regulations, or against terms and conditions set out through
this legislation.