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Winnipeg's proposed pesticide regulations grew out of a pair of public meetings held in May by city council's ad-hoc committee on non-essential pesticide use, comprised of Fort Rouge Coun. Jenny Gerbasi and Point Douglas Coun. Mike Pagtakhan. This is not a step forward at all. I was expecting a ban on cosmetic pesticides," she said. "And it's not clear whether the signs will state the nature of the toxic chemical and the active ingredients. "There are only seven chemicals we can use," he said. "I'm not sure what Jenny Gerbasi can add to the work of 400 toxicologists at Health Canada.
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I guarantee the average homeowner uses far more products than licensed applicators do," said [Geoff Gunn], who opposes a cosmetic-pesticide ban. "It would take away our ability to get those weeds under control initially. "The consequences far outweigh the benefits," said [David MacKay], who is also slated to address the hearings tonight. "Leave this to the professionals. Don't let homeowners take this into their own hands, because they don't always take the time to read labels." MacKay's lobby group opposes an urban cosmetic-pesticide ban because it could lead to "paranoia" that may adversely affect farmers' ability to apply chemicals.
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Ten or 15 years from now, we're all going to be infested with noxious weeds," said Wyatt, calling the movement to ban pesticides "a national fad. The province of Quebec and dozens of Canadian municipalities have restricted the sale or application of pesticides. Manitoba has no plans to follow suit, but Mayor Sam Katz has asked Fort Rouge Coun. Jenny Gerbasi -- the architect of the pesticide bylaw -- to represent Winnipeg in future negotiations with the province that could lead to an outright ban. "It's a problem right across the country," Katz said Wednesday after his cabinet received the auditor's workforce-planning report. "The good news is our new CAO is very much aware of this and he has a plan to deal with it."
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In the final meeting of council's protection and community services committee before next month's civic vote, councillors Gord Steeves, Harvey Smith, Donald Benham and Jenny Gerbasi voted unanimously yesterday to seek public opinion about a pesticide ban. I'm convinced there are health issues relating to pesticide use, but I'm not sure what a bylaw would look like ... we're looking to (build) a broad consensus, like we did with the smoking ban. "I'm sure we're still a year or two away from a ban, but at least it won't be killed," said civic activist Nick Ternette, one of three cancer survivors who addressed the meeting in an attempt to draw links between pesticide use and illness.
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Winnipeg Centre MP Pat Martin said the Home Depot and Canadian Tire announcements cast a bad light on Winnipeg's proposed pesticide legislation, which is still winding through the system but doesn't include a ban on chemical pesticides and herbicides for lawns and gardens.
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The report tracked only acute pesticide poisonings -- those resulting in immediate effects, such as blistering of the skin, respiratory distress, heart palpitations and vomiting. Suspected chronic effects of pesticides, such as a higher risk of cancer, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's, birth defects and organ damage, were not taken into account in the study. Knowing the numbers we're seeiIlana SimonIlana Simonng in the rest of the country, it's unthinkable that Manitoba would have such a startling few number of pesticide poisonings," said [Anne Lindsey]. "It's important for public policy decisions," said [David Boyd]. "It can identify the magnitude of the problem and what steps might be taken to protect the public.
