Urgent - last day of Pesticide Bylaw Hearings

From: "Maureen Reynolds" <ax168@chebucto.ns.ca>
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Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 10:02:45 -0300
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LAST DAY:    PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PESTICIDE BYLAW=20
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> TO GET A COMMUNITY FRIENDLY PESTICIDE BYLAW - WE NEED YOUR HELP ONCE
> MORE - Thank you to all who were there before!
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> WHEN: The last day of hearings will be Thursday, June 29, starting at
> 1:00 PM.  Reports are that the hearing will continue until all are =
heard
> and then be declared closed at the end of this session, so bring a =
copy
> of your talk to hand in, if possible, in case the session must be =
ended
> before all can speak.  This insures that your ideas become part of the
> official record; just submit them "as read" (or "as viewed," if it is
> visual material).
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> WHERE: Halifax Regional Council Chambers in City Hall  (at one end of
> the Grand Parade, bordered by Duke, Barrington and Argyle Streets).
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> WHAT.  Even if you do not wish to speak, your presence is needed.=20
> PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT THE PESTICIDE BYLAW. This cannot be done =
without
> your help. Speakers are allowed 3-5 minutes to speak, but just stating =
that
> you support the bylaw would be enough.  Although there is no
> pre-registration for the official hearings, if you were present at
> earlier hearings but were unable to get a chance to speak, you can add
> your name to the overflow list by calling the Clerk's office =
(490-4210),
> so that your name will be called before those who have not been =
waiting
> as long. Please, come early [at least a half hour] as it is important
> to fill the municipal council chambers upstairs with people interested
> in eliminating cosmetic pesticide use on lawns and gardens.=20
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> The pesticide bylaw being considered is a phase-out of toxic landscape
> pesticides by the year 2004, and is based on the recommendations of =
the
> Majority Report of the Pesticide Bylaw Advisory Committee.  The bylaw
> will permit and encourage the use of safe, non-toxic landscape =
products
> (if necessary with an exclusion list to the definition of =
"pesticide").=20
> It would also permit applications for indoor, personal use, building
> structures and foundations, commercial properties, rodent control, =
flea
> collars, etc., and exceptions for unusual infestations.=20
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> COUNCILLORS ARE TALKING ABOUT A NOTIFICATION-ONLY BYLAW.  THIS MEANS
> THAT SPRAYING WOULD CONTINUE AT PRESENT OR HIGHER LEVELS, BUT CERTAIN
> INDIVIDUALS WOULD RECEIVE PRIOR WARNING.  This will not help or =
protect
> anyone, especially our children.
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> Some people think we have a bylaw already, or think, that if they have
> already spoken at the Committee-of-the-Whole, they are not needed now. =

> This is not true.  It is vital to the health of our children and
> community that you come one more time.  This is not a minority issue,
> but rather one that has far reaching impact on healthcare costs and =
the
> health of our entire community.  This is the only way, for example, =
that
> children and the unborn can be protected from the neurotoxic effects =
of
> Chlorpyrifos (Dow is removing it from the American market but, so far,
> not the Canadian one). For more information on the bylaw see the
> municipal website:=20
> http://www.region.halifax.ns.ca/harboursol/pesticides/pesticides.html =
or
> the House of Commons Report on pesticides:
> =
http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/36/2/ENVI/Studies/Reports/envi01-e.html =

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> Until now, the chemical industry did not think we could get this far.=20
> They have just started to fight and they are well funded and expert at
> manipulating the media.  For the public will to prevail in spite of =
the
> efforts of outside lobbyists, we will need as many people as possible =
to
> come to the hearings.  Take a moment from your summer to help insure =
we
> have healthy neighbourhoods in which to live.  Numbers are crucial.
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