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Not much support for Cavers’ pesticide bylaw By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com
A proposed ban on all cosmetic-pesticide use in the City of Kamloops isn’t finding much support from city council. Coun. Donovan Cavers is bringing forth a notice of motion today, proposing the city pass a bylaw to ban all cosmetic-pesticide use. The bylaw would come into effect in two stages. First, the city would stop using pesticides on its own properties as of August. On January 1, 2013, the ban would take effect in the rest of the city. This will be the second time Cavers has proposed a pesticide ban. In February, he introduced a similar notice
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“When it’s that universal, of motion, which was Speak up ONLILILINE ON NE it really suggests the province pulled when council Go to kamloopsthisweek.com p to read the should step up to the plate.” indicated it wanted to full texext e of Coun. Donovan Cavers’ prop oppose sed byly aw andd hihiss rati ationa iona onallele beh b hind behind nd itt. Bepple does support a ban on wait to see if the provcosmetic pesticides for health and ince would enact its own environmental reasons, but isn’t ban. However, a recent report from the province’s sure Cavers’ proposed bylaw is the right move at this time. Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides She is also hoping for more information on stated there is no scientific evidence to support a how it would be implemented. ban, prompting Cavers to revisit the motion. Coun. Arjun Singh said he does support a Two councillors said the recommendation ban and has in the past, but would prefer to have from the committee is just that — and it might it come from the province. be better to wait on the province a bit longer. “There are about 20 municipalities that have However, he said getting city staff to stop already enacted pesticide bans and then more using the chemicals is a good next step. like Kamloops that have restrictions on who can “In terms of doing the City of Kamloops apply pesticides,” said Coun. Nancy Bepple. stuff, I think we can do it now,” he said. You can comment on any story you read @ kamloopsthisweek.com
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“In terms of an all-over cosmetic-pesticide ban, I would wait to see what the province does.” Councillors Marg Spina and Tina Lange are concerned Cavers’ proposed bylaw would be too restrictive. Lange would like to see a ban on pesticides for the general public: “It’s not necessary to spray chemicals to kill dandelions — dandelions are people, too.” Spina said she has questions about the science behind the ban and thinks it could be too limiting should the city need to deal with invasive-plant species. “If we don’t have something in place for invasive weeds and we go to such a drastic step as saying no pesticides, what do you do then?” X See CAVERS A14
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