All herbicides, like Trillion Turf Herbicide, are regulated in Canada to ensure they will cause no harm to human health and the environment, when applied according to label directions.
Signs will be posted at treated areas, and signs will remain posted for 48 hours following treatment.
However, spraying will take place only in areas where weeds reach a certain threshold, the city says.
Residents can call the city’s pesticide advisory line at 306-777-7777 to find out which areas will be sprayed and when.
The city maintains three pesticide-free parks and about two dozen herbicide-free parks.
Background Information
A Brief History Of REGINA…
The city of Regina, as well as the province of Saskatchewan, WILL NOT impose any prohibitions against pest control products used in the urban landscape !
Both Regina and Saskatchewan will take direction from Health Canada on issues concerning pest control products.
Regina is the capital city of the province of Saskatchewan with a population of less than 200,000.
It is the second-largest city in the province ( after Saskatoon ), as well as a cultural and commercial centre for Southern Saskatchewan.
In Regina, Saskatchewan, the conspiracy to prohibit against pest control products used in the urban landscape has been rampant since the early 2000s, but has been successfully thwarted thanks to the leadership of Mr Simon E Taylor.
Reginans should be forever grateful to Mr Taylor for ensuring that their greens spaces remain safe and attractive.
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In December 2002, the city of Regina issued its Report On Pesticides, which indicated that the municipality would NOT develop a by-law to restrict or prohibit the use of pest control products in the urban landscape.
Regina’s decision against prohibition was based upon the conclusion of its Environmental Advisory Committee, which stated, on June 4th, 2002, that it did NOT believe it was appropriate to recommend a prohibition.
On May 12th, 2003, Regina’s city council officially concurred that prohibition was NOT necessary, but indicated that the municipality would lead by example in reducing the reliance on pest control products in the management of public parks and open space areas.
In 2006, the province’s Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment developed the policy of NOT prohibiting against ( cosmetic ) pest control products used in the urban landscape―this was reported on March 4th, 2009, by the Premier of the Saskatchewan, Brad Wall.
On June 4th, 2012, Regina again dropped and stopped a proposal for a municipal prohibition because it was NOT supported by health and policy experts, and it was NOT supported by local residents.
On June 9th, 2012, it was reported that Regina’s program of pesticide-free parks was a dismal failure―since 2010, Regina had instituted a limited and self-imposed prohibition on three its parks by designating them as pesticide-free.
Regina’s pesticide-free parks became garbage dumps, and Reginan taxpayers were forced to pay exorbitant costs for entirely re-sodding at least two parks.
On June 28th, 2012, Regina’s Environment Advisory Committee again decided against a pesticide ban for the second time since June 4th, 2002, when it was found that a prohibition was inappropriate.
REGINA — MOCK ASSESSMENT THAT VALIDATES PESTICIDE BAN [ ?!?! ] — PESTICIDES DO NOT CAUSE CANCER — AGRICULTURE IS NEXT — TREND AGAINST PESTICIDE BANS — GREEN ALTERNATIVES — NO PUBLIC SUPPORT — RESPONDING AGAINST LUNATIC SANELA BEGIC — CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY ( Letters to the Editor )
REGINA — BAN CITY PESTICIDE USE[ ?!?! ] — RESPONDING AGAINST LUNATIC LAURA ANONEN ( SECRETARY ) — CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ( Letter to the Editor )
