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Upcoming Events 2011
August 5, 2011,16:40h, Paule Hjertaas donnera une entrevue a
Jour de Plaines, Radio-Canada, a propos des reactions allergiques et
toxiques aux pesticides. Interview on allergies to an dtoxicity of pesticides.
Living around Regina and needing organic bedding plants?
www.upwithplantsorganics.com or phone 306-738-4905
2011
Regina’s Wascana Center Authority (WCA) has always used a lot of
pesticides and, contrarily to the city, getting the information form
them about what, when and where has been like pulling teeth,
when one is not clearly laughed at by whoever answers the phone
at times.
Often the information has been wrong as well. For instance, a few
years ago, I was told that no spraying had been done for the previous 2 weeks around the Royal Saskatchewan Museum to face freshly sprayed lawn exactly where the environmental fair booths were set up...The review will include public input. This may be a chance to contest the heavy and constant use of pesticides in the park. One could ask questions about the budget for pesticides, etc.
Let's use it to bring the issue of pesticide use to the attention of the board and request a change of direction.
Urgent Consumer Advisory: Genetically Modified Sweet
Corn in Canada (July 29, 2011. This advisory is posted at
The GM sweet cornis being grown by farmers in Ontario who are selling
at roadside stands, at Farmers’ Markets, and through some local grocery
stores. It is sold under the brand name “Attribute” from Rogers which
is owned by the biotech company Syngenta. GM sweet corn is available
to buy from US seed companies, including Seedway, selling “Genetically
Enhanced” hybrid sweet corn seed. The sweet corn varieties are also called “insect protected hybrids”.
Tips for asking your grocery store, produce manager or farm stand manager:
Questionnaire for grocery store, produce or farm stand manager at http://www.cban.ca/content/view/full/1037 . Ask them to fill it out and get back to you.
You can also print “CBAN’s Quick Guide to GM Foods” to hand to them. Download the flyer at http://www.cban.ca/content/view/full/994
Fragrance Ingredients (June 2011)
Review of the information available (or in most cases, not available) from cosmetic companies about fragrance ingredients: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/publications/reports/2011/failing-the-sniff-test/ We also have launched a petition campaign on our web site, calling on companies to disclose their fragrance ingredients: http://action.davidsuzuki.org/fragrance-petition
The City of Regina Spray Advisory Line (777-7777) Phone every day for updates on areas sprayed and pesticides used. Any questions about city spraying can be directed to 777-7392. The City district map is published on http://www.regina.ca/site3.aspx Look under popular topics, then click on cankerworm spraying then view spraying schedule.
2010
How to get toxic chemicals out of your bathroom Take our survey from the David Suzuki Foundation. OK. not pesticides but useful nonetheless for a healthy lifestyle.
We won! YES to pesticide-free parks in Regina in 2010! and thanks to the Canadian Cancer Society-SK, all of you who contacted your councilor or the city to express your support and those who showed up at Council meeting on Monday night. A first in Saskatchewan.
2009
May
Doctors Warn: Avoid Genetically Modified Foods (May 20, 2009) excellent article reviewing harm caused by GMOs to animal and human health.
Pesticide legislation in SK. Action site of theCanadian Cancer Society - SK: send a letter to your MLA, write a letter to the editor, and/or tell a friend. Also link to CCS facebook site to help spread the message and order a "No pesticides" lawn sign or pin. www.cancer.ca/sk/takeaction
Want pesticide-free parks? Get the resources you need to work it through. Find out where Saskatchewan stands in that regards.
as of Sept 10, 2008. The David Suzuki Foundation asked Canadian retailers if they would phase out the sale of lawn and garden pesticides. See what they're doing. Update on store policies regarding pesticide sales and a letter to print, sign and deliver to garden centers.
Air Travel. Airplanes are fogged with pesticides during trips to many destinations while the passengers are on board. Updated list of destinations requiring disinsection and US airline contacts: http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/policy/safetyenergyenv/disinsection.htm
2011
Monsanto, Bayer and Dow face trial for 'systematic human rights abuses' Permanent Peoples' Tribunal accuses biotech giants Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, Syngenta, DuPont and BASF of promoting dangerous pesticides including endosulfan, paraquat and neonicotinoids. (Nov 16, 2011)
Monsanto Cash Incentives Under Federal Investigation (16 July 2011)By Kathryn Gilje, Pesticide Action Network. 
n some circles, it would be called a bribe, at best. Evidence revealed last week shows that Monsanto's former Chief Financial Officer admitted that the agrichemical corporation planned to spend $150 million in cash and trade incentives in Latin America, North America and Europe to spur the uptake of the pesticide glyphosate, better known as RoundUp.
RoundUp and Birth Defects (10 June 2011)
An international team of highly respected scientists has just released a stunning report, Roundup and Birth Defects, proving that Monsanto and industry regulators have known for decades that Monsanto’s top-selling weedkiller, Roundup, causes birth defects in laboratory animals. http://www.panna.org/blog/chemical-trespass-roundingup-birth-defects
Cities and Provinces that ban the use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes are not illegal under NAFTA rules. Please read the information at this site. (Jun 24, 2011)
http://www.ecojustice.ca/media-centre/press-releases/environmental-groups-claim-victory-for-municipal-provincial-pesticide-bans
The David Suzuki Foundation has published its second 'Pesticide-Free Oui' report
Ontario and Nova Scotia lead the way on pesticide bans (May 17, 2011)
The David Suzuki Foundation's second 'Pesticide-Free Oui' report found that some of the safest lawns and gardens in the country can be found in Ontario and Nova Scotia, thanks to strong laws that ban the use of cosmetic pesticides. The report also finds that Quebec, the first province in the country to have a ban, is now lagging behind. http://www.davidsuzuki.org/publications/reports/2011/pesticide-free-oui-2011/
accompanying press release: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/media/news/2011/05/ontario-and-nova-scotia-lead-the-way-on-pesticide-bans/
You Have No Idea What Mowing Your Lawn Is Doing To The Planet, by Gregory B. Hladky May 17, 2011
New book released in February 2011: Gardening, Naturally: A Chemical-Free Handbook for the Prairies (Coteau Books) by Sara Williams & Hugh Skinner. I have not seen it yet. Send me your comments.
Organic Gardens & Farms across Canada and Worldwide: Go Wwoofing 2011
WWOOF is an international network of organic farms, gardens and businesses where you can stay and receive food, accommodation and training in return for your help and participation. No experience is required, although any skills you have can be put to good use. There are about 600 locations in Canada alone -- plus 70 other countries around the world. More details at http://jobs.rcen.ca/ecojobs.php?id=3286.
Pesticide Endosulfan to Be Banned Worldwide
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 5, 2011 (ENS) - Representatives from 127 governments have agreed to add endosulfan to the United Nations' list of persistent organic pollutants to be eliminated worldwide. The action puts the widely-used pesticide on track for elimination from the global market by 2012.
The decision was among more than 30 measures taken by Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants to strengthen global action against POPs at their meeting in Geneva last week.
The governments agreed to list endosulfan in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention, with specific exemptions. When the amendment enters into force in one year, endosulfan will become the 22nd POP to be listed under the Convention.
Endosulfan is an organochlorine insecticide used on crops worldwide, mainly on cotton, coffee and tea. Endosulfan acts as an endocrine disruptor, causing reproductive and developmental damage in both humans and animals.
More: http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2011/2011-05-05-01.html
Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database. Documents range of diseases –asthma, learning disabilities, birth defects, diabetes, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, and cancer– linked to pesticides.
(Beyond Pesticides, March 14, 2011) Scientists working for the United Nations (UN) reveal in a report published March 10, 2011 that the collapse of honeybee colonies is now a global phenomenon that could have devastating consequences.
(Beyond Pesticides, March 10, 2011) The American Public Health Association (APHA) recently adopted 17 new policies at its 138th Annual Meeting in Denver, addressing a broad range of public health concerns, including a new policy calling for greater government action to protect the public from endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs).
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