Overview
On May 17th, 2012, British Columbia’s Special Committee On Cosmetic Pesticides announced that it WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A BAN AGAINST PESTICIDES.
This VICTORY AGAINST PROHIBITION signaled a TEMPORARY CESSATION OF THE CURRENT SIEGE OF ANTI-PESTICIDE TERRORISM against the Professional Lawn Care Industry in British Columbia.
The Committee concluded that despite the intensity of arguments in favour of a ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides and a general misunderstanding of the risks associated with chemicals, there is INSUFFICIENT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A PROVINCE-WIDE BAN on pesticides for cosmetic use.
The majority of the Committee SUPPORTED USING SCIENCE-BASED EVIDENCE and decided not to restrict access to products that are approved for safe use in Canada.
In British Columbia, there are a MERE 60 PROMINENT ANTI-PESTICIDE LUNATICS WHO CONSPIRE TO PROHIBIT against the use of pest control products … attempting to holding the public as PESTICIDE-HOSTAGES.
And, THEY FAILED !
Almost HALF, approximately 25, of all these CULPRITS ( a.k.a. CANCER-LUNATICS ) are DIRECTLY SUPPORTED BY CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY.
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British Columbia
Pesticide Ban
Report On
Cosmetic Pesticides
December 30th, 2012
Art C. Drysdale
I-Can-Garden
Selected And Adapted Excerpts
In 2012, British Columbia released most detailed study of so-called cosmetic pesticides which recommended NO BAN on most products.
I am repeating an item from earlier in the year … that received major feedback after it was published.
On May 17th, 2012, a report was released in British Columbia concerning the possible banning of cosmetic pesticides.
No other province or other jurisdiction examined the entire question in the detail that British Columbia did.
On June 2nd, 2011, in its third session, the Legislative Assembly of the British Columbia Government struck a Special Committee On Cosmetic Pesticides.
On Opening Day of the fourth session, October 3rd, 2011, the Legislative Assembly re-appointed the Special Committee On Cosmetic Pesticides …
… to examine, inquire into and make recommendations with respect to the elimination of the unnecessary use of pesticides in British Columbia and to conduct consultations on this issue with the public and key stakeholders, by any means the Special Committee considers appropriate.
The report was released in the British Columbia Legislature on May 17th, 2012.
I was one of over 8,600 folks who responded to the committee’s request for comments.
I did mine electronically as did most of those who responded.
Having now read the entire report, I decided the best way to summarize what it says here would be to quote the actual Executive Summary in the report itself.
So, herewith, some selected paragraphs from that Executive Summary.
Selected Excerpts From Special Committee On Cosmetic Pesticides
Over the course of its inquiry the Committee studied the existing federal-provincial regulatory framework, heard varied opinions from over 8,600 e-consultation participants, and examined bans in other jurisdictions.
The Committee concluded that despite the intensity of arguments in favour of a ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides and a general misunderstanding of the risks associated with chemicals, there is INSUFFICIENT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A PROVINCE-WIDE BAN on pesticides for cosmetic use.
The majority of the Committee SUPPORTS USING SCIENCE-BASED EVIDENCE and will not restrict access to products that are approved for safe use in Canada.
In its commitment to « protect the public and reduce the use of pesticides according to the IPM principles », the Committee has focused its recommendations on strengthening regulations on pesticide sales, monitoring and education.
The unnecessary use of pesticides can be reduced by providing British Columbians and businesses with the education, tools and support necessary to make informed pest management decisions.
Of the 7,300 e-questionnaires submitted, almost 5,000 supported a ban on the sale and use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes. [ see later segment for more details ]
Presentations from stakeholders and written submissions received through the e-consultation process provided varied perspectives on four main themes ―
• the safety of pesticides
• the use of pesticides in residential and industrial settings
• the federal Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s ( PMRA ) process of testing and registering pesticides for sale in Canada
• existing pesticide legislation in British Columbia.
Over the course of its ten-month-long inquiry, the majority of the Committee was struck by the information it received on the PMRA’S EXTENSIVE PESTICIDE REGISTRATION PROCESS.
The process includes COMPREHENSIVE AND PRECAUTION-BASED EVALUATION of risk in situations where home-owners apply pesticides.
Officials from the BC Ministry of Environment provided information on the Integrated Pest Management Act that governs pesticide sale and use in the province.
The Committee dedicated a significant amount of time to examining research from stakeholders and the public that proposes a link between pesticides and negative health outcomes.
It also heard about the possible negative effects pesticides can have on the natural environment.
[ Anti-Pesticide ] submitters encouraged the Committee to recommend a province-wide ban based on the view that the PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE is not being applied.
Those who argue a ban is unjustified emphasized the THOROUGHNESS OF THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES the PMRA uses to determine that pesticides are safe for sale and use in Canada.
They also stressed the IMPORTANT ROLE PESTICIDES PLAY IN IMPROVING THE VALUE AND ENJOYMENT OF GREEN SPACES, IN CONTROLLING INVASIVE PLANTS, AND IN SUPPORTING FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURE.
As part of its inquiry into the feasibility of a BC ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides, the Committee reviewed other jurisdictions’ experiences with bans.
While these bans generally share a common purpose — the protection of human health and/or the natural environment from PERCEIVED UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE to pesticides — the approach varies from province to province.
In examining what other jurisdictions have done, the Committee noted that, to date, NO OTHER PROVINCE HAS USED AN ALL-PARTY PARLIAMENTARY Committee to investigate the cosmetic use of pesticides.
Also, this Committee’s commitment to understanding pesticide regulation and the work and role of the PMRA appears to be unprecedented.
Throughout the Committee inquiry, the all-party Special Committee worked in a collaborative manner and strived to seek common ground.
However, Committee members have DIVIDED ON PARTY LINES over the justification for a province-wide ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides.
[ Note ― Committee members representing New Democratic Party were Anti-Pesticide Lunatics. In fact, New Democratic Party operates as the POLITICAL SHIELD for Anti-Pesticide and Environmental-Terrorist Organizations. ]
The Committee assessed all the evidence carefully, taking more time than originally planned, and the majority of members concluded that currently there IS INSUFFICIENT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO WARRANT A PROVINCE-WIDE BAN on the cosmetic use of pesticides.
Based on currently available studies, the majority CANNOT JUSTIFY DISAGREEING WITH THE FINDINGS OF THE PMRA’S COMPREHENSIVE PESTICIDE TESTING AND RE-EVALUATIONS.
The [ Anti-Pesticide ] minority, however, concluded that there is [ somehow ] sufficient scientific evidence available for a province-wide ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides.
In order to achieve the goals of reducing pesticide use throughout the province, and ensuring safe and proper use of approved products by unlicensed applicators, the Committee makes 17 recommendations that include restricting the sale and use of Commercial-class pesticides, improving enforcement of existing regulations, and strengthening training and public education related to pesticides use.
The Committee recommends regulatory changes to: bolster retail rules, improve sales monitoring, and enhance the training of certified pesticide applicator and dispensers.
The Committee also recommends strategies to increase public knowledge of safe pesticide use, to encourage GOLF COURSES to fully embrace the pillars of Integrated Pest Management, and to develop a superior pesticide-return program.
Conclusion
So much for the report itself.
I think it is excellent and obviously the most in depth such effort conducted anywhere by any province.
Bill Bennett and his fellow Liberal Members of the Legislative Assembly ( MLAs ) deserve great credit and congratulations !
I am told that those in opposition ( groups such as the self-serving David Suzuki Foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society and all of the piddling little local groups who lead the opposition to “cosmetic” pesticides) are very upset and determined to fight even harder for a total ban.
And, it goes without saying that if New Democratic Party becomes the next government in British Columbia come May 2013, a ban would be guaranteed.
At the moment, New Democratic Party leads in the polls, but British Columbia has a complicated provincial political situation, made even more so recently with the appearance of a new Conservative Party.
The Liberal party itself is a coalition of free enterprise people ( Liberals and Conservatives ) put together by Gordon Campbell and others in order to defeat the NDP in the provincial election of May 2001.
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Background Information From An Independent Perspective
Victory Against Anti-Pesticide PROHIBITION In British Columbia ― May 17th, 2012
British Columbians DO NOT want their society to continue living in the 9|11 Era of Anti-Pesticide Enviro-Lunatic Profit-Hungry Terrorism !
On May 17th, 2012, British Columbia’s Special Committee On Cosmetic Pesticides announced that it WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A BAN AGAINST PESTICIDES.
This VICTORY AGAINST PROHIBITION signaled a TEMPORARY CESSATION OF THE CURRENT SIEGE OF ANTI-PESTICIDE TERRORISM Against the Professional Lawn Care Industry in British Columbia.
In British Columbia, there is NO PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PROHIBITION.
A 2011 POLL conducted by Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association ( CCSPA ) showed that the VAST MAJORITY of residents in British Columbia are OPPOSED TO THE PROHIBITION of conventional pest control products, and they actually FAVOUR the continued use of these products around their homes and in public green spaces.
Outside of British Columbia, PROHIBITION HAS BEEN CATASTROPHIC.
In jurisdictions outside of British Columbia, Anti-Pesticide Terrorists have already INFLICTED HORRENDOUS and CATASTROPHIC CARNAGE for businesses operating in the Professional Lawn Care Industry, in the form of IMMENSE LOSSES OF REVENUES, BUSINESS FAILURES, BANKRUPTCY, and UNEMPLOYMENT, and even HORRIFIC FINES.
Because of these Anti-Pesticide Terrorists, the owners, employees, and families dependent on Professional Lawn Care businesses have faced TERROR, DESPAIR, and DESTITUTION.
Any Anti-Pesticide PROHIBITION is NEEDLESS, SENSELESS, and MALICIOUS since pest control products CAUSE NO HARM and are SCIENTIFICALLY SAFE.
Not surprisingly, the BC Special Committee On Cosmetic Pesticides AGREED ― and deserves CONGRATULATION.
Predictably, Anti-Pesticide Lunatic-Terrorists, such as those in CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY, DELUGED the government with THOUSANDS, YES THOUSANDS, of SUBMISSIONS with COMMENTS that can only be described as LIES AND MIS-INFORMATION.
The ONLY lunatics who supported Anti-Pesticide PROHIBITION in British Columbia ( B.C. ) are a SMALL GROUP OF ACTIVISTS-TERRORISTS WITH VESTED INTERESTS who CONCOCTED IMAGINARY DANGER against pest control products.
In fact, these lunatics WENT BERSERK ABOUT THE THREAT OF NO LONGER HAVING SAFE, SECURE, LUCRATIVE JOBS as Anti-Pesticide and Environmental Terrorists.
Furthermore, the issue is CREDIBILITY of the source of the LUNATIC-SUBMISSIONS, since the VAST MAJORITY OF THE COMMENTS WERE ORCHESTRATED, through a COAST-TO-COAST CONSPIRACY CAMPAIGN, MISAPPROPRIATING VOLUNTEERS with Canadian Cancer Society, most of whom were NON-EXPERT UNEMPLOYED HOUSEWIVES.
Incredibly, NOT A SINGLE Anti-Pesticide Lunatic-Terrorist operating with Canadian Cancer Society has ANY recognized expertise, training or back-ground in matters concerning pest control products !
Their submissions to Special Committee On Cosmetic Pesticides were TOTALLY VALUELESS and UTTERLY WORTHLESS.
Any PROHIBITION of pest control products is NOT JUSTIFIED because STRICT REGULATIONS based on scientific research already PROTECT British Columbian health and environment.
It is COMMON KNOWLEDGE that there are NO pest control products that are known or probable carcinogens.
Pest control products are SCIENTIFICALLY SAFE, and NO HARM WILL OCCUR when they are used according to label directions.
With the VICTORY AGAINST PROHIBITION, so-called Anti-Pesticide and Environmental-Terrorist Organizations, MASQUERADING as health groups, are expressing MOCK-DISAPPOINTMENT.
Anti-Pesticide Organizations like Canadian Cancer Society have already SQUANDERED AND MISAPPROPRIATED OVER 5,000,000 DOLLARS on SUBVERSIVE Anti-Pesticide CONSPIRACIES that are NEEDLESS, SENSELESS, MALICIOUS, and UNNECESSARY.
This VICTORY against the TERRORISTS does NOT signal that their ACTS OF SUBVERSION will end.
Terror NEVER Ends !
These lunatics, financed with our tax-dollars and public donations, will continue their ACTS OF TERRORISM ― this time, back with the municipalities.
Furthermore, several of these organizations are presently UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR CHARITY FRAUD AND CONSPIRACY.
Moreover, in the 2013 Provincial Election, New Democratic Party may garner a majority of the votes and form the government that will IMPOSE PROHIBITION.
New Democratic Party is the POLITICAL SHIELD for Anti-Pesticide and Environmental-Terrorist Organizations.
The Professional Lawn Care Industry must take advantage of this VICTORY, and not fall into complacency.
It is now time for the Professional Lawn Care Industry to select a municipality that has IMPOSED an Anti-Pesticide By-Law, and SUE ITS BRAINS OUT ― this will serve as an example to ALL Anti-Pesticide Terrorists.
Anti-Pesticide Lunatic-Terrorists MUST FACE THE SPOTLIGHT OF SCRUTINY and THE TERROR OF THE COURTS !
Who are the activists who DESTROYED HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES operating in the Professional Lawn Care Industry ?!?!
In British Columbia, there are a MERE 60 PROMINENT ANTI-PESTICIDE LUNATICS WHO CONSPIRE TO PROHIBIT against the use of pest control products … attempting to holding the public as PESTICIDE-HOSTAGES.
And, THEY FAILED !
Almost HALF, approximately 25, of all these CULPRITS ( a.k.a. CANCER-LUNATICS ) are DIRECTLY SUPPORTED BY CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY.
In exchange for their RADICAL ACTS OF SUBVERSION, about 25 Cancer-Lunatics are provided SAFE, SECURE, WELL-PAYING JOBS, with PAY-OFFS in the form of AWARDS, INCENTIVES, BONUSES, BOUNTIES, and ORGANIZATIONAL FINANCING …
… these PAY-OFFS are provided AT THE EXPENSE OF the jobs they ultimately DESTROY in the Professional Lawn Care Industry.
These Cancer-Lunatics are EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PAID SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF MONEY to work as HIRED-GUNS TO COERCE, INTIMIDATE, AND ALARM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INTO PROHIBITING PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS.
Virtually all are same-sex … uneducated housewives.
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The List Of Anti-Pesticide
Lunatics Operating
In British Columbia !
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
AVIS, Barry
City of Qualicum Beach
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
BECK, Christina
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
BELL, Warren
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
BARRON, Jennie
Kootenay Citizens For Alternatives To Pesticides
SHIELD for Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
BURROWS, Mae
Toxic Free Canada
a.k.a. Labour Environmental Alliance Society, LEAS
a.k.a. Child First : BC Child and Youth Advocacy Association
SHIELD for Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
CAMPBELL, Bob
Environmental Advisory Committee
Surrey
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
CAVERS, Donovan
Green Party
City of Kamloops
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
COLERO, Brita
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatics Operating In British Columbia
COTTAM Ghost-Writers
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
CURNOW, Sandy
Merritt Environmental Awareness Committee
Merritt
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
CZYZEWSKI, Diane
Green Party
Kamloops
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
DAGHOFER, Diana
Prevent Cancer Now
SHIELD for Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
DUNCAN, Robyn
Wildsight
SHIELD for Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
DUYKER, Ashley
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
FALCONER, Nancy
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
FLEMING, Rob
New Democratic Party
POLITICAL SHIELD for Anti-Pesticide Organizations
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
FORMAN, Gideon
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
SHIELD for Canadian Cancer Society in British Columbia
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
GAGE, Andrew
West Coast Environmental Law ( WCEL )
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
GOTAY, Carolyn
University of British Columbia
SHIELD for Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
GUE, Lisa
David Suzuki Foundation
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
HALE, Ilona
Canadian Cancer Society
Kimberley
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
HAMIR, Arzeena
Richmond Food Security Society
SHIELD for Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
HAY, Marie
Canadian Cancer Society
Prince George
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
JULIAN, Peter
New Democratic Party
POLITICAL SHIELD for Anti-Pesticide Organizations
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
KAMINSKY, Barbara
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
KIPP, Jim
City of Nanaimo
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
LAKE, Terry
Minister of the Environment
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
LAZAR, Debbie
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
LESCHIED, Heather
Lake Windermere Project
Wildsight
SHIELD for Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
LEVELL, Lisa
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
LEYNE, Les
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
LI, Michelle
Richmond Food Security Society
SHIELD for Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
MacPHAIL, Sue
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
MAJOR, Todd
Canadian Cancer Society
Toxic Free Canada
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
MAKI, Jerilynn
a.k.a. Jerilynn Kiely
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
MAY, Elizabeth
Green Party of Canada
Sierra Club of Canada
Prevent Cancer Now
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
MEDHURST, Kerensa
Canadian Cancer Society
Prince George
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
MOORE, Patti
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
NEWTON, Sarah
North Columbia Environmental Society
Revelstoke
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
O’GORMAN, Kelsey
Canadian Cancer Society
Nanaimo
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
PARKS, Brittney
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
RAEY, Natasha
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
REID, Angela
Green Party
City of Kelowna
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
ROBINSON, Selina
City of Coquitlam
Canadian Cancer Society
New Democratic Party
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
ROONEY, David F.
Illecillawet Greenbelt Society
Advocacy Journalist
Revelstoke
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
ROOS, Gary
Turf Logic
Organic Landscape Alliance
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
ROUSSEAU, Jerry
Western Canada Turfgrass Association ( WCTA )
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
RUBIN, Carole
How To Get Your Lawn Off Drugs
SHIELD for Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
SCHROEDER-BILLYARD, Adrianne
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
SEARS, Meg
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Coalition For Health and the Environment
David Suzuki Foundation
Environmental Health Association of Quebec
Health Dangers Of The Urban Use Of Pesticides
Organic Landscape Alliance
Prevent Cancer Now
The Coalition For A Healthy Ottawa
The Leah Advocacy Group
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
SEELY, Kathryn
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
SPALDING, Derek
Advocacy Journalist
Victoria
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
STOTTS, Marion
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
SWOVELAND, Britt
a.k.a. Britt-Inger Swoveland-Karlstrom
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
SUZUKI, David
David Suzuki Foundation
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
TUKEY, Paul
Safelawns ( U.S.A. )
SHIELD for Canadian Cancer Society, Ecojustice, & Beyond Pesticides
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
WEBER, Lisa
Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
WELLS, Bill
Canadian Cancer Society
New Democratic Party
Wildsight
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
WEIR, Josette
West Coast Environmental Law
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
WIGMORE, Judy
Pesticide Free BC
SHIELD for Canadian Cancer Society
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
WINGROVE, Ted
Hyde Creek Watershed Society
Port Coquitlam
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Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Operating In British Columbia
ZIMMERMAN, Ellen
Wildsight
SHIELD for Canadian
Cancer Society
And others.
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Background Information
Art C. Drysdale
Media highlights and accomplishments
Mr. Drysdale is one of Canada’s best-known horticulturists.
Mr. Drysdale is best known for his syndicated radio show and commercials for the Garden Claw.
For the past four decades, he has been writing, and presenting radio and television broadcasts, with PRACTICAL GARDENING HINTS on stations such as CFRB, AM740 and CFCA.
His radio GARDENING VIGNETTES are heard throughout South-Western Ontario over two radio stations ―
● Easy 101 FM out of Tillsonburg at 2:00 PM weekdays
● CD98.9 FM out of Norfolk County at 11:40 AM weekdays
Mr. Drysdale also presented all of Canada’s Weather Network GARDENING VIGNETTES, hourly from April to October annually for a decade.
He was the spokesman for the Garden Claw across the country.
As a speaker, Mr. Drysdale has addressed amateur and professional groups all across Canada, as well as in the United States, England, Holland, Switzerland, Australia, South Africa, and aboard cruise ships.
Fields of study and alma mater
1958 – 1961 ― Mr. Drysdale attended The Niagara Parks Commission School of Gardening ( now NPC Botanical Garden and School of Horticulture ), where he won all five awards presented at the graduation. He initiated and edited the school’s first yearbook.
1957 ― He graduated from East York Collegiate with the Ontario Secondary School Honour Graduation Diploma.
1955 – 1969 ― He was active and held several executive positions in the East York Garden Club.
Notable work at Shur-Gain
March 1961 – August 1962 ― After graduation, Mr. Drysdale worked with the Shur-Gain Division of Canada Packers where he …
● consulted with consumers and the turf industry
● developed new consumer fertilizer products ( Feed ‘n Weedaway )
● wrote various consumer literature
Notable work with Sheridan Nurseries
1962 – 1969 ― Mr. Drysdale was then employed with Sheridan Nurseries Limited.
Drysdale was Chief Horticulturist and Advertising Manager, with full responsibility for Sheridan catalogues and botanical nomenclature.
Notable work with Parks/Recreation Association
1964 ― Mr. Drysdale was appointed part-time Executive Director and Editor with the Canadian Parks/Recreation Association ( CP/RA ), with the office in his home.
1969 – 70 ― He was employed full-time as Executive Director of Canadian Parks/Recreation Association, and Editor of Recreation Canada magazine.
Early 1971 ― He set up Canadian Parks/Recreation Association’s first permanent office in Ottawa.
Notable work with Garden Writers Association
1973 ― Mr. Drysdale was appointed Regional Director ( Canada ) of the Garden Writers Association of America ( GWAA ).
1979 – 1981 ― He served as President of the Garden Writers Association of America, and was the first-ever Canadian to hold the office, representing over 1,000 members, mostly in the U.S.A.
Notable work with publications
December 1963 – March 1969 ― Mr. Drysdale wrote a feature column for a new magazine, CANADIAN NURSERYMAN. He was also a member of the founding committee.
1971 – 1978 ― He free-lanced as a horticultural writer, and published/edited RECREATION CANADA magazine.
Notable work with books
March 1975 ― Dent Canada published Mr. Drysdale’s book GARDENING OFF THE GROUND that he wrote on the invitation of the publisher. It was the first Canadian book for balcony gardeners.
July 1996 ― He self-published his book GARDENING OFF THE GROUND in a completely revised and enlarged version, including his own colour photos.
GARDENING OFF THE GROUND is Canada’s most successful and most practical book on container gardening.
April 2012 ― In 2012, Mr. Drysdale rereleased a NEW EDITION of GARDENING OFF THE GROUND.
It has 168 pages, 70 sketches, six pages of colour photos and cover photo of my balcony. Now, breaking news,
Mr. Drysdale also converted the book into an e-book which avoids all the costs of printing, shipping and handling.
For a copy, simply send Mr. Drysdale an e-mail to art@artdrysdale.com OR call this Toronto number 647-977-7507.
Mr. Drysdale today
A life-long resident of Toronto, Mr. Drysdale is now a resident of Parksville, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, just north of Nanaimo.
He has renovated an old home and has a new garden there.
Drysdale’s Wisdom
In his daily radio GARDENING VIGNETTES, and his weekly I-CAN-GARDEN BLOG, Mr. Drysdale has effectively and consistently spoken out against activists and anti-pesticide prohibitions.
NORAHG has archived more information about ART C. DRYSDALE on The Pesticide Truths Web-Sites …
THE WISDOM OF DRYSDALE, ART C. – PROFILE & REPORTS ( Web-Page )
THE WISDOM OF DRYSDALE, ART C. – AUDIO RECORDINGS – PART 1 – AUTUMN to MISCELLANEOUS ( Web-Page )
THE WISDOM OF DRYSDALE, ART C. – AUDIO RECORDINGS – PART 2 – ORCHIDS to WINTER ( Web-Page )
THE WISDOM OF DRYSDALE, ART C. – RE-DIRECT LINKS TO REPORTS AND AUDIO RECORDINGS ( Web-Page )
NORAHG is the National Organization Responding Against HUJE that seek to harm the Green space industry.
Communities and businesses are being HARMED and DESTROYED by PROHIBITIONS pest control products used in the Urban Landscape.
NORAHG morally represents the VAST SILENT MAJORITY of people associated with turf and ornamental plant maintenance who are OPPOSED to Anti Pesticide PROHIBITION and the CLOSURE or ABANDONMENT of green spaces under the RIDICULOUS PRETEXT of somehow « saving » the environment.
NORAHG is a NATIONAL NON PROFIT NON PARTISAN organization that does not accept money from corporations or governments or trade associations, and represents NO VESTED INTERESTS WHATSOEVER.
NORAHG is dedicated to reporting the work of RESPECTED and HIGHLY RATED EXPERTS who promote ENVIRONMENTAL REALISM and PESTICIDE TRUTHS.
NORAHG pledges to deliver reports that are worthy of peoples’ time and of peoples’ concern, reports that might ordinarily never have breached the parapet.
NORAHG was the brainchild of William H. Gathercole and his colleagues in 1991. Mr. Gathercole is now retired, although his name continues to appear as founder.
For the original copy of this Force Of Nature Report, go to the following link …
NORAHG has archived more information on The Pesticide Truths Web-Site …
THE PESTICIDE TRUTHS WEB-SITE
PESTICIDE BANS ARE A FARCE ( Report )
REAL TRENDS AGAINST PESTICIDE BANS ( Web-Page )
CARNAGE CAUSED BY CATASTROPHIC ANTI-PESTICIDE PROHIBITION – MAIN WEB-PAGE
CARNAGE CAUSED BY CATASTROPHIC ANTI-PESTICIDE PROHIBITION – RE-DIRECT LINKS ( Web-Page )
GOLF DESTRUCTION – GOLF IS NEXT ( Web-Page )
WHITE PAPER – THE MYTHS ABOUT BANNING PESTICIDES ( Part 2 ) – LEADING SCIENTIFIC HEALTH AND POLICY EXPERTS
COMPLAINT CHANNELS – COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ANTI-PESTICIDE LUNATICS ( Web-Page )
THE COMPLETE LIBRARY OF REPORTS & REFERENCES ( Web-Page )
PESTICIDE TRUTHS REPORTS ( Web-Page )
