The following correspondence is from the chair of Guelph Junction Railway. Subject: Citizens concerns about GJR and request to address the Board of Directors. I wish to advise you that I am in receipt of your email regarding the above noted item. The Guelph Junction Railway (GJR) already has a number of items to discuss and give consideration to as […]
Category: Pesticides
Pesticide ban called for on Guelph railway tracks
The following article appeared in the August 27 edition of the Guelph Mercury: The blackened vegetation along Guelph Junction Railway is evidence of a recent spraying operation that has sparked a neighbourhood campaign to end the use of chemical pesticides along its tracks. The company is permitted such spraying because of federal regulations require vegetation control along railways. Several kilometers of track […]
pesticide spraying of railway
I live in your ward and have had some contact with Lynn Chidwick regarding the spraying of pesticides along the railway track that runs east of Dufferin St and east of the river. I can say with 100% certainty that no pesticide-use signs were posted at any time in the Cardigan/Marcon St crossings of the […]
Stop the Use of Pesticides on the Guelph Junction Railway
I have learned that in early August 2010, pesticides were sprayed on the Guelph Junction Railway (GJR) land. I did NOT see any notification that pesticides were applied. Notification is required by law. For decades, the families in this community regularly use the tracks and the well worn trail beside the tracks for commuting, walking, […]
Healthy Landscapes Program – Healthy Lawn Care Day Event – May 15, 2010
This Saturday May 15, 2010 we will be holding the second annual Healthy Landscapes Program – Healthy Lawn Care Day Event here at Waterworks. I wanted to take this opportunity to bring this event to your attention. For your information, I have included further details about this exciting event below: What: Healthy Landscapes Program – […]
ENPG news June
Please come join us at our community meeting, where we will be be having a presentation on Healthy Landscapes and the new Pesticide laws. Our presenter will be Karen McKeown – Healthy Landscape Technician for the City of Guelph. Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at theExhibition Park Arena – viewing area – upstairs […]
City landscapes
It is with increasing dismay as we drive around Guelph and see what an absolute mess the city properties are in – re weeds and dandelions. The City does not curb this problem and will not cut down the dandelions til they have “puffed” and spread their seedheads all over the place. They are not […]
COC & pesticides & hydro
Last year, June 26th , Council of Canadians wrote to you about the threat to the independence of our municipal government from the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement. Since Canada is harmonizing our pesticide limits with the U.S and Mexico under the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), we will be obliged to raise our […]
Provincial Pesticide Legislation
Staff have had a brief opportunity to review the MOE documentation regarding pesticide legislation. The announcement only conveys the Ministry’s intent to table an Act through the legislature and hopefully have it in place for 2009. However, the Act has yet to be approved and the Regulations will not be known for sometime yet. As […]
Pesticide Bylaw – Mercury Letter
Last Wednesday, I presented a five-minute talk on endocrine disruptors to the ECO Committee while it was debating the Pesticide Bylaw. For information, below is a letter based on my presentation and which is to be published in the Mercury on Tuesday April 22. Yours sincerely MG Health Minister Tony Clement’s prudent comment that it […]