Media Reports and Releases

2008

SK Residents support pesticide bylaws. ‘Nearly 7 out of 10 Saskatchewan residents (69%) believe that pesticides pose a threat to their health and would support a law phasing out pesticides used to

beautify lawns and gardens.’ says a Canadian Cancer Society-SK (CCS-SK) sponsored Ipsos Reid poll.

 CCS-Sk report on environmental carcinogens in Saskatchewan

deals specifically with tobacco, second hand smoke, cosmetic use of

pesticides and community right to know and product labeling. 

SNAP Media Release about Canadian Cancer Society report on their Ipsos-Reid poll on cosmetic use of pesticides.

Paule Hjertaas, founder of SNAP, nominated for the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award (April)

2007

June 21 Northern Exposure Acute Pesticide Poisonings in Canada by the David Suzuki Foundation.

322 Sask residents are acutely poisoned every year.

Saskatchewan Homeowners Can Reduce Pesticide Use (August 12)

Pesticide bans reduce chemical use 

Kathryn Young, CanWest News Service, Regina Leader Post, September 27, 2007

In response to Canada to Raise Limits on Pesticide Residues. LP Tuesday, May 8/07, Page A3 

CFIA not Doing its Job.  June 8. 2007, Letter to the Editor, Regina Leader Post, by Allan S.Taylor

Raised limits on pesticide residues more than irritating. (early June 2007) Unpublished letter to the editor sent to the Regina Leader-Post by Mike Bray

SNAP's Letter to Minister of Agricluture and Agri-Foods (May 2007)


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2005

Mecoprop reality-check
Unpublished letter to the editor sent to the Saskatoon StarPhoenix; April 29, 2005 (updated from January 8, 2005)
Setting the record straight about the toxicity of the herbicide mecoprop, commonly used in lawn herbicide mixtures.
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No training at all necessary to sell pesticides to the public in Saskatchewan
(July 2005)   This results in pesticide misuse such as Weed and feed misuse

Pesticides In Our Bodies/A Toxic Legacy
by Paule Hjertaas, Article for Briarpatch Magazine

2004

Unpublished Letter to the editor in response to
Re: Feb. 7, 04 Letter to the editor 'Heckled, abused and lied about' by Simon Taylor, owner of the Weed Man