Europe,
June, 2007: Banning Aerial Spraying
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Canada,
June 2007: "Building Public Confidence in Pesticide
Regulation and
Improving Access to Pest Management Products"
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6000 Canadians
suffer acute pesticide poisoning
incidents. Manitoba doesn't keep records.
Read the report and the media from the rest of
Canada. June 21, 2007, Happy Summer
Solstice.
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The City of
Winnipeg has met the bare
minimum requirements
to pull out the poison, June 15, 2007.
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Have you heard
about Growing Up Organic?
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The
Ad-Hoc Committee on Non-essential Pesticide Use
invites presentations, May 29th & 30th, 2007
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Check
out the top 25 quotes by Canadian
mayors.
Thanks to Mike Christie.
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Canada Lowers
Pesticide Standards to Facilitate US Trade --Tell the Bastards No
Way!
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New York No Spray
Coalition wins suit against
New York City and Giuliani,
et al
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Harkening
to a wiser Earth. Entrepreneur, author and social activist Paul Hawken has written a new book
on the global movement for environmental and social justice called Blessed Unrest: How the
Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It
Coming. Hawken has also launched a companion Web site called WISER Earth (World Index of
Socially and Environmentally Responsible Organizations) that has been
hailed as "the first open source network for global social change."
WISER Earth contains an ever expanding list of hundreds of thousands of
organizations from every continent and it will be updated daily by
activists around the world. WISER Earth officially launches in May.
Thanks to PANUPS
weekly news service.
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New
Pesticides Blog
On January 16th, 2007 Beyond Pesticides converted its Daily News
feature into a
Blog (located at http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog),
enabling readers to post additional relevant information that will
further
inform or give perspective to the issue(s) being discussed. Daily News
is a
service of Beyond Pesticides that is intended to keep activists,
academicians, policy makers, the health care community, and pest
managers
informed on key issues and actions that are ongoing and important to
the
protection of public health and the environment. Daily News is intended
to
provide a tool for action as we seek to effect a shift in policies,
practices and products to safeguard the health of people and the
environment.
This is how our blog works. When you click on "More" at the end the
Daily
News story on Beyond Pesticides homepage
http://www.beyondpesticides.org,
a new
window will appear with the complete story. To post a comment, click on
the
"X Comments" link at the bottom of the story (if you're the first
person to
comment, the link will read "No Comments." Content that you post will
remain on the website as a part of the historical record on that issue.
Please note that Beyond Pesticides will monitor blog entries to ensure
that
they do not violate principles of accepted Internet standards. We
encourage
your thoughts, suggestions and insights, but cannot permit profanity or
any
material that is not related to the Daily News story.
If you have a topic or story that you would like to see covered as a
Daily
News post, email info@beyondpesticides.org. We cannot publish every
story,
but will attempt to post as many relevant stories as possible. Thank
you
and we look forward to hearing your thoughts, ideas and input to the
Daily
News blog.
Jane Philbrick
Public Education Associate
Beyond Pesticides
701 E Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
www.beyondpesticides.org
ph: (202) 543-5450
http://www.beyondpesticides.org
fax: (202) 543-4791
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Read the city's June 21, 2006 fogging
announcement. Then, if you
want, read the version sent to City
Councillors
here. (This one discloses that the decision is based on city-wide
average of 3 nights of counts including 26, 196, and 88. So much
for
the new green policy.) Then buffer up. Then call your politicians. To quote MP Pat Martin,
Winnipeg's handling of the fogging issue is
"retarded."
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Read the
federal government's assertion
(June 16, 06) that no GURTS
are being field tested
in Canada,
in response to CROW's letter to the Prime Minister (March 14,
06)
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June 14--AFA moves to
medium
The City of
Winnipeg Insect Control Department announced today the debut of this
year's door-to-door public education campaign TEAAM (Targeted
Environmental Action Against Mosquitoes) which has been expanded this
year to include industrial and commercial sites (terrific--keep it
up!). Sadly, they also announced that they have increased the
mosquito index (the AFA guidelines) to a medium risk. See their website for
more information, and to register your buffer zone (or
click here for other ways to register).
Moving to a medium AFA includes the commencement of "barrier
treatments" or daytime adulticiding in non-residential areas such as parks and other vegetative areas with a
synthetic pyrethroid sold commercially as Permanone. Click on About Pesticides and scroll down to
About Pyrethroids for more information. To officially register
your objection to the use of pyrethroids (and other chemicals such as
Dursban and Malathion)
contact the Bugline at 986-3210 or e-mail insectcontrol@winnipeg.ca.
It wouldn't hurt to tell
your councillor, too.
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Thanks
to Councillor Gerbasi for keeping us informed of the following:
New Pesticide subcommittee set up at city hall
At a meeting of Protection and
Community Services on June 12, 2006, a new-subcommittee was struck to look at
Pesticide Reduction. The Committee will be chaired by Councillor
Harvey Smith and includes Councillor
Donald Benham. The following motion was passed unanimously:
That we establish a non-essential
pesticide reduction subcommittee as there is growing evidence that pesticides
are associated with both acute and chronic health effects not only in
workers who apply them, but also among community residents who are exposed
at home and in schools,
businesses, workplaces,
parks and other public places.
A. To
consult with Winnipeggers on strategies for reducing non-essential pesticide use
B. To
identify and consult with key stakeholders
C. To
review policies and programs of other Canadian jurisdictions with respect to reducing
non-essential
pesticide use.
This is a similar approach to how the
smoking ban was dealt with a few years ago, led by Councillor Mark
Lubosch. The process allowed for a lot of public input, the group brought
forward recommendations and eventually council agreed to move forward
with the ban on smoking.
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EPA
ADMINISTRATORS
PRESSURE STAFF TO OVERLOOK PESTICIDES
EDITOR'S NOTE: If you think things are better in Canada,
read Hon. Tony Clement Comments on PMRA Leak,
June 7, 2006
Government
scientists are blowing the whistle on the Environmental Protection
Agency's attempts to allow the continued use of 20 hazardous
organophosphate pesticides. Nine thousand EPA scientists have submitted
a strongly worded letter to the EPA's Administrator, Stephen Johnson,
protesting that "industry pressure" is compromising the "integrity of
the science upon which agency decisions are based." Research indicates
that these specific organophosphate pesticides, similar in composition
to bio-warfare nerve gases, pose serious health threats, especially to
babies in the womb, infants, and children, yet most of them are
contained in common products used by the average consumer. EPA
scientists complain that they are being forced to skip key risk
assessment tests on these dangerous toxins due to pressure from the
chemical industry. This rebellion inside the EPA comes on the heels of
the agency's new controversial regulations that would allow the
intentional dosing of
pregnant women and children with pesticides.
TAKE ACTION! http://organicconsumers.org/epa7.htm
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The Collaborative
on Health and the Environment is pleased to announce the newly enhanced and updated CHE Toxicants and
Disease Database. This is
a scientifically based, web-interactive
database summarizing the evidence of exposure to chemical contaminants and over 180
associated human diseases or conditions.
It is a useful tool for researchers, health professionals, health-affected groups and others
interested in reviewing the weight of evidence between associated toxicants and
diseases.
Another new feature of
the database is that it is now searchable by
Chemical Abstract
Service (CAS) number as well as by disease, disease category and toxicant. The database also
features a new and extensive list
of links to other useful databases and resources.
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Polluted Children, Toxic
Nation: A Report on Pollution in Canadian
Families (June 2006)
Read the study that
follow up last year's Toxic Nation study,
and many news articles about it from across the country.
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GE foods release
herbicides in our gut?
Read Spilling the Beans, May 2006
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EPA SCIENTISTS
PROTEST PENDING PESTICIDE APPROVALS;
Unacceptable Risk to
Children and Political Pressure on Scientists Decried, Press release,
Public Employees for
Environmental Responsibility. May 25, 2006
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Monsanto thinks they
own pigs now.
How long until they think they own us, too?
When pigs fly, Monsanto.
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Ordinary citizens have achieved the extraordinary!
April
3, 2006, the final
stage of the Pesticide
Code of Quebec has come into
effect.
Congratulations to all
of us!
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More great news this
week! Brandon becomes the first prairie city to enact
a pesticide bylaw. Bravo! Read how this story was reported
in the news. Read the bylaw.
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and still more great news!
UN
Upholds Moratorium on
Terminator Seed
Technology
March 31, 2006
and other ban terminator alerts
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Here are public
notices that appeared up
to the end of March, 2006.
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Election
Issues 2006
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GOOD NEWS : INTERNATIONAL COURT INDICTS DOW & MONSANTO
For over three decades, Dow and Monsanto have denied that
Agent Orange is toxic, thereby avoiding billions of dollars in
financial liabilities resulting from the massive and indiscriminate
spraying of the toxic defoliant during the Vietnam War. In a landmark
lawsuit last month, a Seoul, Korea High Court ruled against Monsanto
and Dow in favor of Korean veterans who fought in the Vietnam War and
have suffered serious health injuries from Agent Orange. The court
ruled there is ample evidence that Monsanto and Dow knew how toxic
Agent Orange was before the corporations dumped 19 million gallons of
the now banned herbicide on Vietnam between 1965 and 1972. The court
said there is conclusive scientific data connecting Agent Orange with
11 types of medical conditions, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,
Hodgkin's disease, prostate cancer and diabetes. Empowered by the
successful lawsuit, Korean and Vietnamese veterans will rally outside
the White House in April, calling on the U.S. government to assist in
efforts to pay the victims of Agent Orange compensation for medical
costs associated with exposure to the herbicide.
Learn
more from the Organic Consumers Association.
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Monsanto and
the Canadian government go hand in hand to the UN
promoting Terminator seeds.
There is hope, as groups from around the world come together
in opposition. Learn how you can help.
Read CROW's
letter to Prime Minister
Harper
regarding the Canadian government's current attempt to impose
terminator technology on all of us. The letter was also sent to
Minister of the Environment, Rona Ambrose and Minister of Agriculture,
Chuck Strahl.
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Good News, Bad News
the good news is Europe
is achieving great success with it's new toxics policy, REACH
the bad news is, we
don't live beside Europe
good
news: The
potential benefits of implementing Europe's new regulatory framework for chemicals, REACH, could amount to
over $2 billion annually in saved health care costs. A conservative lower
limit for the estimate is approximately $200 million. The wide
range reflects many scientific uncertainties and inadequate data. These
should only be seen as indicative values for the potential
benefits of REACH. Read about the impact of REACH
on the environment and human health.
bad
news: The
White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing new
approaches that would apply to many controversial US risk assessments,
placing more emphasis on 'middle' estimates and requiring stronger
cases for low dose exposures. Read US
to Increase Risks.
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"Deconstructing
Dinner"
A BC co-op radio station is launching
what looks to be an intriguingly ambitious weekly series on
"Deconstructing Dinner" - questions of ethical, humane, sustainable and
healthy eating, agriculture and food retailing. First show is January
5th, 2006, to be broadcast live on their website - www.cjly.net - and archived there, as
will the rest of the series, which will run every Thursday from from 6-7 pm. (BC time?)
Check out the poster here: www.cjly.net/deconstructingdinner/posters.htm
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Public Right to
Know About Toxics is Under Attack
Read this January 3rd,
2006 update
from PANNA
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thanks to
everyone who
helped make
Dragonfly Cafe on Detox Day
a terrific success!
Click
here to read the Press
Kit including the media statement released December 9th, Detox Day
presentations, Dragonfly Cafe line-up, thanks to our sponsors, and the
titles of the twenty-six items in the CROW Resource Collection,
donated to the Millenium Library.
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Dragonfly
Cafe on Detox Day
Saturday,
December 10th
Mondragon, 91 Albert Street, Winnipeg
Come to learn safe ways to detoxify your
body and to share the therapies
that work for you during the day at our Detox Day
workshops,
and be entertained and entertaining during the evening at the Dragonfly Cafe.
Please download and post this great poster
if you can.
See you there!
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Harmful toxic chemicals
pollute Canadians'
blood -
Visit www.toxicnation.ca to
find out
what you can do to protect yourself
Toxic Nation targets toxic chemicals and
their impacts on human health. We're letting Canadians know how
toxic chemicals make their way into our bodies, and what
individuals can do to limit their exposure to harmful chemicals.
We're also calling
on the federal government to better protect Canadians from toxic
chemicals by improving Canada's national pollution law, the Canadian
Environmental Protection Act.
Visit http://www.toxicnation.ca to find
what you can do to reduce your exposure to toxic chemicals. You can
also read the full report, Toxic Nation: A Report on Pollution in
Canadians, which documents the presence of chemicals in the bodies of
11 Canadians* from across the country.
(*including Merrel-Ann Phare, a Winnipeg
artist and lawyer)
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Here is
an update on the legal battle that continues to rage in New York City,
by the
No Spray Coalition,
including the policy they proposed to the City of New York.
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Manitoba's
Chief Public Health official explains
Little
Bugs in the Big Picture:
Priorities and Perspectives in Public Health
Joel Kettner, MD
Tuseday,
October 18th, 9:00 - 9:30
read
more about it here: http://www.hsc.mb.ca/bugs.htm
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Pat
Martin
challenges
government on Bill C-28!
Read his
thoroughly researched speech
about
governments failure to protect Canadians
from toxins,
using the 2 examples of 2,4-D
and trans fats.
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<>Water
for Life Conference, October 19 & 20, 2005
Water for Life Banquet featuring guest speaker Dr. David Suzuki,
October 19, 2005 <>
Banquet tickets are available to the public. <>
Registrations and ticket purchases can be made through the Southern
Chiefs Organization Winnipeg office. <>
Visit our website to view the conference agenda and download the
registration form: www.scoinc.mb.ca
Call (204) 946-1869 to reserve your tickets for October 19th.
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Organic Matters on the
Prairies Conference
November
12th and/or 13th
Organic
Matters Trade Show
Gaining Ground Workshop: Making the Successful Transition to Organic
Farming
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Read the
Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development's
Opening Statement
and
this review from CBC News
Thu, 29 Sep 2005
Watchdog says Ottawa not
protecting environment
2005
Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and
Sustainable Development
To obtain a print copy of our reports e-mail:
distribution@oag-bvg.gc.ca. You need an Adobe Acrobat viewer to
access the PDF files. We suggest you use the PDF version for printing.
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/reports.nsf/html/c2005menu_e.html
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the ripple effect: Bug City at the
WAG
http://www.wag.mb.ca/whatson/whatson.html
Organized by The Winnipeg Art Gallery
September 21, 2005 to January 8, 2006.
Free public opening at 7:30pm, Wednesday, September 21
This September the Gallery will be
crawling with strange new species of insects. The best thing is, they
don’t bite.
Today, insects are on the public agenda. We live in a time of growing
public concern over viruses like West Nile, and the problem chemicals
used to control the mosquitoes that spread such illnesses. Moreover,
recent political events around bug control strategies make Winnipeg a
privileged site for the investigation of the challenges and
opportunities of problem insect species.
Bug City is a timely exhibition. It explains the increasingly important
place of insects in contemporary artistic practices, connecting it with
pressing social and political issues around urban ecology and public
health. Bug City touches everyone.
http://www.wag.mb.ca/whatson/whatson.html
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Halifax,
Montreal, Toronto,
and now Vancouver has
become the latest
municipality in Canada to adopt a
pesticide by-law
covering both private and public property.
You can read more about the City of
Vancouver pesticide
by-law by clicking on the url link
below:
Pesticide Use
Restriction By-law for 2006
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/engsvcs/solidwaste/grownatural/pesticideUseBylaw.htm
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Good
news and more good news!
August
17, 2005
Dr.
Joel Kettner, Chief Medical
Officer of Health, has finally given us a reprieve from the nerve
toxins--at least temporarily!
Glenda
Whiteman was granted an
Absolute Discharge for breaching conditions of her recognizance.
Other Criminal Code charges were dropped.
Read the press release
here, and the presentation that she was
only allowed to summarize, called
In Defence of
Civil Disobedience
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Well,
as you all know, the
Province of Manitoba has once again mandated that the City of Winnipeg
and numerous other municipalities adulticide for adult
mosquitoes. CROW is fighting hard to have buffer zones restored,
or if not that, then at least to receive compensation for those who
must leave.
Here are the letters we've sent or taken with us to meetings
with government in July, 2005.
Thanks for continuing to keep the pressure on.
July 28
Dear Sirs
(Prime Minister, Federal Ministers of Health & Justice,
MP's Pat Martin, Steven Fletcher, and Manitoba Opposition MLA's)
July 21
Media
Statement
July 21
Dear Premier Doer
July 19
to
the Manitoba Government and its representatives
July
16 Dear Ministers
(Manitoba
Ministers of Health & Conservation)
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In
spite of the Health Order, people
continue to
BUFFER
UP !!!
Insect
Control branch will not
respect your buffer but it does send a political message and you
will get protection from the Weed Control branch.
Remember,
you must re-register every year!
register
your buffer zone by e-mail:
insectcontrol@winnipeg.ca and
smcdougall@winnipeg.ca
please cc: CROWinc@mts.net
Register your buffer zone by mail or fax, send in the
following
clip-off request to both:
Insect Control Branch
3 Grey Street
Winnipeg, MB R2L
1V2
Fax: 986-4868
and
IPM, Parks & Open
Space Division
700 Assiniboine Park
Drive,
Winnipeg, MB R3P
2N9
Fax: 986-7106
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Please
register my buffer from ALL
pesticide applications
Name: ___________________________
Address: _________________________
Postal
Code: ______________________
Signature: ________________________
Date: ____________________________
Please
notify of ALL pesticide applications at:
Phone: __________________________
Note: e-mail your request to be notified by e-mail
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Come to
support Sara's Legal Defence
Fund, on Sunday July 17th.
Read more about it
here at Actions
and Events
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Thanks
to everyone who
applied for a position with
the CREW!
We
may still get further
funding. Keep your fingers crossed!
We are accepting applications for volunteer positions on the
CREW.
E-mail CROWinc@mts.net if you're interested. **********************
You may have
heard about the silly debate
over buffer zones resurfacing. Council voted today (May 18th,
2005) 13 - 2 to file that idea for good! Among other
comments,
some reasons for putting that motion to rest included:
- many substances formerly approved by PMRA have
been proven toxic
- the precautions advised accompanying Malathion
use are frightening
- buffer zones allow for a a balance of the rights
of all citizens
- few other cities in Canada still fog
- supporting this clause supports the status quo
- this is a policy that seems to be working
- it's fine if people choose the option of being
pesticide-free
- people who complain their neighbour has a buffer
can be reassured by explaining that the chemicals will drift anyway
- concerns are health-related
- the council does not have the authority to
abolish buffer zones
- it's best to let a sleeping dog lie
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Sorry,
folks, malathion is still in the
toolbox. But I don't think they really want to use it...
Read all about the city's
insect control strategy for 2005 on their website.
Here
are the headlines around the continent
for the week ending March 12th (thanks, MC):
New bylaw peeves
pesticide foes
Setting the record
straight
Must protect kids from
pesticides
Public forum on
pesticides
Bug boss hopes new plan
curtails residential fogging (Winnipeg)
EPA: Better Labels for
Mosquito Control Products
County Considers
Pesticide Law
Cockroach Allergens Have
Greatest Impact on Childhood Asthma In Many
U.S. Cities
E.P.A. Nominee Supports
Testing of Chemicals on Human Subjects
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Have a look
at the latest public
opinion polls across
the country.
Canadians overwhelmingly reject pesticides.
You can read
some more recent local
headlines
in CROW's
March 5th presentation
to the Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures all-party task force.
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What in the
world is Waverley West?
Activists in
Winnipeg are mobilising to
fight against the development of Waverley West. Click here to read a
great alternative
suggestion proposed by one forward thinking Winnipeger and here to
read this January 12th Letter
to the Editor of the Winnipeg Free Press.
Read the
submissions made to the Executive
Policy Committee on January 4th and 5th, 2005 on the  City Clerk's website. (Scroll down in the small
box in the upper left corner to find the submissions.) Read the presentation
made by CROW, Inc. here.
Following the
hearings, the City Clerk's
office sent out this letter to
participants, advising that the EPC has concluded public presentations
and will delay making its decision known until it advises Council on
the matter at another public hearing to be held at 9:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, January 19, 2005.
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The Canadian
Coalition for Health &
Environment responds to Health Canada about pesticides adverse effects
reporting. Read their submission to
the PMRA.
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Bayer Backs Out of
GE in India!!!
read the story from PANUPS
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December 3rd,
2004
Dear Friend of the
Environment,
This past June, the Social
Planning Council of
Winnipeg's Environment Committee held the 'Exposed for Life' conference
on children's health and the environment. The success of the conference
has established a foundation for further work and consideration of the
multifaceted and important links between children's health and the
environment. Sharing the content of the conference with a wide audience
is one of the committee's priorities and in order to achieve this goal
a conference report has been prepared and is now ready for
distribution.
To view the 'Exposed for
Life' conference report please
visit:
http://www.spcw.mb.ca/uploaded/Exposed%20For%20Life%20Report%20(Final).pdf
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Thanks to everyone who
helped make Mosquito Café,
November 10, 2004 at the Regal Beagle a huge success!
Thanks so
much to honoured guests Councillors
Donald Benham
(who gave a wonderful presentation!) and Harvey Smith.
A special thank you is also owed to Winnipeg City Entomologist,
Taz STUART,
who was brave enough to come out with some colleagues from the branch
and
listen to some of Winnipegers' historical concerns about insect
control.
We're all very encouraged that the City of Winnipeg came through
on its promise to hire someone who
"will ensure an ecological approach to pest suppression initiatives."
We welcome you to
Winnipeg, Taz,
and along with you, we welcome a new era at and a renewed spirit of
cooperation with Insect Control Branch and Winnipeg City Council.
Thanks to
all the Concerned Residents of
Winnipeg who attended and volunteers who helped, especially Dan Moroz
for coming out on his birthday! Thanks to Schmoozequeen Olga Krywyj for
being a super mistress of ceremonies. Thanks to sponsors who furnished
goods and services for raffle and silent auction prizes and snacks.
Thanks to Sharon Kuzyk (e-mail
to order) who was on hand to answer questions about Norwex products which
eliminate the need for chemical cleaners. Thanks to the Regal Beagle
for being gracious hosts. Huge thanks also to all of the musicians who
support this cause by donating their talents: Roger Fournier, Jay
Ewart, the DragonFlys, Tim Butler, Strange Attractor and Sweet Spot
Productions for putting it all together.
Concerned Residents Of
Winnipeg, Inc.
thanks the following sponsors of
Mosquito Café
Regal Beagle
LumberLovers
Twin Pillars Bed & Breakfast
Dragonfly Scent-free Massage
Integrity Cleaning
Sympathetic Vibrations
Organza Foods
Fresh Option Organic Delivery
Bread & Circuses
Beyond Factory Farming Coalition
Ardythe Basham, The Reading Rat Internet Bookseller
Norwex
Winnipeg Artist, Carol Schroeder, Ladybug Creations
Winnipeg Artist, Karen Taylor, Taylor-Made Pottery
Winnipeg Artist, Karen Fuhr, Art Rocks
1st EnviroSafety
Manitoba Eco-Network
Eatit.ca
Tall Grass Prairie Bakery
Humboldt's Legacy
Jeremy Proctor
Glenda Whiteman
Global Savings
and
Sweet Spot Productions
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http://www.healthyhome.tv/
Healthy Home, season III
was also recently completed.
This 13 episode lifestyle program on HGTV provides inspiration and
information for people across North America to make changes to their
own home environment and lifestyles, which result in better personal
health, a higher quality of life and a lesser impact on our planet. The
Healthy Home series (http://www.healthyhome.tv/) is on its way to
becoming a North American leader in raising awareness about these
important issues. With this newest season to air early next year,
Healthy Home continues to offer cutting edge information for our homes,
health and environment.
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Charges
Dropped
Charges against CROW, Inc.
Executive Director, Glenda
Whiteman, were settled in Provincial Court on Monday, October 25th,
2004. The
Crown Attorney dropped charges of Cause Disturbance and Obstruction she
received on July 20th as a result of protesting the use of the
neurotoxin malathion for mosquito control. Ms Whiteman signed a peace
bond agreeing to not attend near fogging trucks or 3 Grey Street for 12
months. As well, Ms Whiteman made a voluntary charitable donation (to
match fines imposed on other protesters) to The Ladybug Foundation,
because homeless people are offered no protection from pesticides.
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