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PESTICIDE-FREE EDMONTON
OUR VISION IS A HEALTHIER AND GREENER CITY

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010 ABOUT ME

PE S TI C I DE FR E E E DMO N TO N
Welcome!
V I EW M Y C O MP LE TE P R OF I L E
Welcome to your one-stop-pesticide-free-shop!

TAKE A STAND!
Thanks for checking us out to see what we're all about.

Pesticide Free Edmonton Coalition (PFEC) was created last


year in order to create awareness about the harmful effects
of pesticides. Alberta is below the national standard in
BLOG ARCHIVE
pesticide bylaws and we want Edmonton to become a leader
▼ 2010 (13)
in our province.
► September (1)

► August (3)
Built with the vision of having a cosmetic-pesticide free city, ► July (2)
dedicated individuals and organizations involved are fighting
► June (2)
back by letting Edmontonians know that these products
aren't safe! Each week we are going to try to provide a piece ► May (1)
of information or an upcoming event that you may not know ► April (1)
about to help you fight back too!
▼ February (3)
Death from gardening?
So what is a cosmetic pesticide anyway? Pesticides can also hurt
your pooch

A non-essential, or cosmetic pesticide, is a insecticide, Welcome!

herbicide, rodenticides, fumigants, or fungicide that kills


anything that some may consider as undesirable. (Usually
those lawns that are neon green have been sprayed with
pesticides.) We do not have a position on agricultural use.

What's the big deal?

We are guided by the precautionary principal, meaning that


although there is no conclusive evidence that links pesticide

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use to health concerns, we must take action before there is.


It wasn't too long ago that the link was found between
tanning beds and skin cancer, or respiratory problems and
smoking. Studies done by the Ontario College of Physicians,
David Suzuki Foundation and the US National Toxicology
Program believe that there is a likely link between pesticide
use and health concerns such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma
and other types of cancers, infertility, chronic headaches, as
well as Parkinson's disease... just to name a few.

We're convinced that even one health concern should be


enough for policy makers to pay attention to this issue.

So what can I do?

Make 2010 your year to have the nicest yard on the block
without using any toxic chemicals! Need a starting point?
Try www.safelawns.org. There are great alternatives out
there, such as cutting your lawn high or pulling out weeds
by hand.

Another suggestion is getting on board with the City of


Edmonton's program that would exclude your
neighbourhood from getting sprayed. Keep in mind that one
of the specifications is that you need to be around a green
space, (so a park, school, service road for example), and
you'll need 66% support in your area. If you're not by a
green area, you can still fill out a petition indicator form and
put your street on the list. Once you do that, your street will
join the growing number of pesticide-free neighbourhoods in
Edmonton! Please check out the link below for more
information.

Or you can join our group! We meet bi-monthly and discuss


issues in our community and the things we can can do to
educate Edmontonians and push for a bylaw. We'd love to
hear from you at pesticidefreeedmonton@gmail.com.

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Keep checking back or sign up for RRS feeds for up coming


posts on going green or pesticide awareness events!

Live well, Be aware, Get involved,

Pesticide Free Edmonton

References:

• Edmonton pesticide policy:


http://www.edmonton.ca/environmental/documents/F
orHouseholds/integrated_pest_management_policy.pd
f

• http://www.cfpc.ca/local/files/Communications/Curren
t%20Issues/Pesticides/News%20Release.pdf

• http://www.davidsuzuki.org/latestnews/dsfnews06210
701.asp

• http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?
objectid=06F2561B-D0C1-8FDE-B673A8C0D27BFC83

P OS T ED BY P ES T IC I D E FR E E E D MON TO N
L A BEL S : I NTR O DUC T IO N , WE LC O ME

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