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Gypsy moth spray plan winds down
Final set of aerial treatments wraps up this week By Jennifer Lang Residents of Cloverdale and other parts of Surrey and Langley awoke bright and early again this week to the sound of a low-flying helicopter spraying to combat the invasive gypsy moth. The third and final round of the Forests Ministry’s treatment program got underway Sunday – Mothers’ Day – as some residents noted unhappily, reacting to a reminder issued to residents last week. Conducted between 5 and 7:30 a.m. on consecutive mornings, spraying was expected to wrap up Tuesday, even as residents living in the spray area continued to ask questions about the safety of the treatment agent – and how the
project has been handled in terms of informing the public. More than 4,500 hectares in Surrey – centred around 64 Avenue and 176 Street in Cloverdale – and another 200 in Delta have been treated with Foray 48B to combat the introduced moth, which is destructive to forests, orchards, farms and urban trees. Susan Simmons says residents weren’t given enough advance warning of the aerial spray program, or that each treatment would last several days. She also says her health has been affected by the spray, which contains Btk, deemed safe by Health Canada, along with non active ingredients to help spread the pesticide, which is harder to find
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Nearly 200 male European gypsy moths were caught in pheromone traps last summer in Cloverdale. The spray kills the caterpillars when they ingest it.
information about, reassuring or otherwise, she said. “Many people have been affected,� she said. “They also said that the residue could be easily washed off. It took three hours to clean my car.� She urged Reporter readers to contact their MLA and the Ministry of Forests (1-866-917-5999) with their concerns and questions. “There are lots of people who are sick and frustrated with a lack of notice,� Simmons added. Another Cloverdalian questioning the safety of the treatment agent was Ryan Bennett, who started a Facebook page, held protest outside local MLA Stephanie Cadieux’s office, and launched an online petition that at last count had gathered more than 12,500
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supporters, in an attempt to stop the spray program. “Although the focus of the spraying is on Btk being a safe bacteria, which the City of Surrey, province of B.C. and Health Canada can claim is safe, it is in fact the Foray 48B mix, along with numerous undisclosed ingredients that has the impact on human health,� the petition read. “We now have over 1,200 documented allergic reactions to this mix but Health Canada has chosen not to step in and investigate,� it continued. Monday, Tasleem Juma, a senior public affairs consultant, said Fraser Health is aware of only two incidents where individuals went to Langley Hospital as a precaution
after not feeling well after the first aerial spraying in mid-April. Tim Ebata, a forest health officer with the forests ministry, expected Tuesday to be the last day of spraying, however a few areas may have been resprayed that day, to make up for a rain squall that hit Sunday. One of the areas was around 180th near the Cloverdale Fairgrounds, which he described as “moth central.� There will be high-density trapping of moths using pheromone traps in the sprayed area over the next two summers to gauge the success of the spray program. “Two years of negatives indicates an eradication has been successSee ADVISORY / Page 2
Community spirit shines at Rodeo Days By Jennifer Lang The Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair officially gets underway this Friday, but in the historic town centre, the party has already begun. Whether it was witnessing this year’s return of a kickoff dance at Shannon Hall, starting the month off with a bang, engaging in the can-you-top this tradition of local businesses decorating their storefront windows with a Western theme or just dusting off those cowboy boots so they’re close at hand for the trek to the fairgrounds, Cloverdale businesses and residents alike love to show off their rodeo spirit. Cloverdale Rodeo Days features a number of familyfriendly events that are organized by the Cloverdale Rodeo and Exhibition, the Cloverdale BIA and Cloverdale District
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Off to the Bed Races The 38th annual Cloverdale Bed Races, also Thursday, feature teams of six pushers – three in each direction – plus one rider. See PARADE / Page 3
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