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An update on the Pesticide By-law from the Sierra Club of Canada (Elizabeth May and Nadia Stuewer) At Tuesday’s Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Council meeting it was decided to adopt the following by-law on pesticide phase-out. This version is based on the majority Committee report. Years 1 & 2 -pesticide ban within 100m of properties where individuals registered with HRM who have medical documentation of risk; within 100m of schools and day-cares; and on municipal property -advance notice of pesticide use provided for those registering without medical documentation -posting of signs at parks and playgrounds when pesticides are used within 100m -discourage use of solid-phase or timed-release products Year3 -pesticide ban within 100 m of parks, senior citizen residences, universities, churches, hospitals, drinking water wells, waterways, and property of any citizen who requests it, and near bust stops, mailboxes or post offices -banning of bark mulches treated with pesticides Year 4 -complete ban on cosmetic pesticide use in HRM The next steps are the First and Second Readings (May 2 and 23) with a Public Hearing at the Second Reading. The bylaw will become effective the weekend following the second reading. Although many working for a less complex system and a ban within a less protracted timeframe were disappointed at the Council vote, this decision is an important victory for all of us. Congratulations to RATE, especially Maureen and Helen; to Sacred Heart, especially Linda Davis; and to all who have marched, testified and campaigned! Halifax is the first large city and provincial capital in Canada to embrace a complete ban on lawn care pesticides – let’s get out to those hearings and push for an accelerated time frame leading to a ban! Nadia Stuewer Maritime Centre of Excellence for Women's Health PO Box 3070, Halifax, NS B3J 3G9 902-428-2775 (tel) 902-420-6752 (fax) -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on Sustainable Maritimes (sust-mar) -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- DOES SUST-MAR KNOW? Not unless you tell us ... To submit a message about the environment/sustainability in the Maritimes, just send it to <sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca> Messages are prioritised and queued, so please be patient if your message doesn't appear right away.
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