Take Action!
Here are some things you can do to help reduce pesticide use:
Register to speak at City Hall May 29 & 30, 2007
ad-hoc committee on non-essential pesticides

Dursban continues to be Winnipeg's Killer of Choice.  Read Councillor Jenny Gerbasi's update on Dursban in the 2007 Operating Budget to see what you can do about it.  Hurry!  Council sits on March 20th.

Tell your Councillor, MLA, and MP that exposure to repeated doses and combinations of toxins has untold consequences and is not considered in registration decisions; continuing to endorse the use of toxic chemicals for cosmetic purposes is morally indefensible.  Contact Your Politicians!  When you contact your councillor, let them know you want Insect Control Branch to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides and

Buffer Up! Let the City administration know you support chemical-free mosquito control. Protect your family by registering your buffer zone request (and remember to ask to be notified of all pesticide applications in your area)

Call the city hall information line to ask that buffer registration forms be provided at all library branches and in the Leisure Guide.  Ask to be transferred to the Mayor's office to express your desire to stop the annual poisoning:  986-2171.  While you have them on the phone, let them know you expect Winnipeg to adopt a cosmetic pesticide pdf by-law.  We are lagging far behind other cities in Canada on this issue.

Write a letter!  Here are some sample letters to inspire you.

  • Read this letter from the University of Manitoba Students' Union requesting that the Pesticide Use Permit be denied (2005) on the basis of the Precautionary Principle.
  • Here's another fantastic letter to the federal Health Minister and a federal MP from a Concerned Resident of Saskatchewan about the re-approval of 2,4-D
  • To support CROW'sOpen Letter, calling for all Manitoba decision-makers to stop using Malathion for adult mosquito control,  download theOpen Letter form to collect signatures.
Work for a by-law!  Cosmetic pesticide by-laws are sweeping across Canada. Here's a list of municipal pdfcosmetic pesticide bans across Canada. Display a pesticide-free lawn sign.  Call us to purchase your sign ($3).