Resources
Links and Attachments
Naturally Hamilton - Information on how to reduce or eliminate your pesticide use.
Information about the Province of Ontario and Pesticides
Pesticides and Health - Links and Info
Pesticide Bylaw Examples, Samples, Lists, etc from www.pestinfo.ca.
Great Website! The Coalition for a Healthy Ottawa - lots of information.
List of Municipal Canadian Bylaws and Population Statistics (140 municipal bylaws as of March 2008 - see below for attachment)
Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency Question and Answer Page
Organic Golf Courses - A Reality!
Property Rights and Banning Pesticides - Environment Hamilton chair Mark Coakley spoke to city council on September 13, 2007 in support of the proposed ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides.
Who Supports Municipal Pesticide By-laws? Organizations, Medical Officers of Health, and Doctors that support pesticide bylaws
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| Report on Business Growth after a Bylaw is Enacted Statistics Canada report regarding lawn care industry and pesticides by-law |
| The Impact of By-Laws and Public Education Programs on Reducing the Cosmetic / Non-Essential A Best Practices Review. Jointly Prepared by: The Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention and Cullbridge Marketing and Communications. |
| Lawn and Order: A Review of the Literature on Effective Strategies for Reducing Outdoor Residential Pesticide Use This literature review was prepared for the Department of Public Health Sciences |
| Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System January to April 2006 (Wave 61 to 64) |
| Ontario-Wide Support for Municipal By-laws Restricting Pesticides KEY FINDINGS from an Ontario-wide poll regarding reducing cosmetic pesticide-use performed by Oraclepoll Research Ltd. for the Toronto Environmental Alliance. |
| A Survey of Toronto Residents' Awareness Dr. Sheela V. Basrur |
| Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control
Prevention of Occupational and Environmental Cancers in Canada:
A Best Practices Review and Recommendations. May 2005
Page 33 (48) - 36 (51) |
| Private Property Pesticide By-laws In Canada - Population Statistics by Municipality The lack of adequate protection from unwanted exposure to lawn pesticides at the federal and provincial level has fueled a growing surge in municipal pesticide
ordinances designed to enhance the protection of public health and the environment. The aggregate number of municipal by-laws in Canada currently stands at 140. An additional 18 pesticide by-laws are at the draft stage pending adoption.
Municipalities of all sizes have passed various forms of pesticide by-laws. The largest is the City of Toronto with a population of 2.5 million while some are as small as
Sainte-Paule, Québec with a population of 229.
There are over 14 million Canadians, or 44.3% of Canada's total population (based on the 2006
Census), benefiting from enhanced protection% |
| Board_of_Health_Report_Sept_13_2007.pdf Public and industry presentations to council to express their views/support of a pesticide bylaw in Hamilton. |
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