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- Ontario doctor talks pesticides in Montreal: a question of children's health
Dr. Margaret Sanborn, coauthor of a literature review on the effects of pesticides on human health published last June by the Ontario College of Family Physicians, was in Montreal earlier this month to explain her findings, on the invitation of the Queb ...
Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 18/02/2013 - 12:44 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Ontario doctors warn patients against pesticides
The Ontario College of Family Physicians is recommending that patients reduce their exposure to pesticides whenever and wherever possible. This recommendation is based on its new research review, which shows a link between exposure to pesticides and var ...
Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 26/06/2012 - 10:10 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- The secrets of a truly green lawn, conference series
Édith Smeesters, a pioneer in the field of ecological horticulture in Quebec, is still on tour this week to challenge Quebecers to change the way we maintain our lawns. This French-language conference series is for anyone who would li ...
Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 03/06/2012 - 13:24 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Sign petition to strengthen Quebec's Pesticides Managment Code
Did you know that after leading the way with the first provincial ban on lawn pesticides in 2003, Quebec has now fallen behind other provinces when it comes to protecting human and environmental health in this matter? Our list of banned pesticides h ...
Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 02/05/2012 - 14:01 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Dow AgroSciences 0 - Quebec 1
Quebec is one of five provinces with a cosmetic pesticide ban. In 2009, the American company Dow AgroSciences challenged the legality under NAFTA of the ban, particularly as it pertains to 2, 4-D herbicides. In a settlement reached last week between ...
Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 31/05/2011 - 16:57 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Environmental groups claim victory for municipal, provincial pesticide bans - Dow AgroSciences backs away from NAFTA claim without compensation
Environmental groups are claiming an important victory for the right of municipalities and provinces to ban dangerous pesticides as Dow AgroSciences has backed away from its longstanding dispute of Quebec’s cosmetic pesticides ban under NAFTA. In ...
Communiqué - Eveline Trudel-... - 30/05/2011 - 14:59 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Quebec, when was the last time you looked at your pesticide policy?
In 2003, we applauded Quebec for adopting the Pesticides Management Code, the first regulation of its kind in Canada. But that was then, this is now. When it comes to regulating the sale and use of cosmetic pesticides to pro ...
Actualité - Anne Chudobiak - 24/05/2011 - 10:37 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Provincial cosmetic pesticide bans: Quebec has to catch up
Montreal, May 17th, 2011 – After leading the way with the first provincial ban on lawn pesticides in 2003 (the Pesticides Management Code), Quebec has now fallen behind other provinces when it comes to protecting human health and the environme ...
Communiqué - Eveline Trudel-... - 18/05/2011 - 15:00 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Horti-Eco certification
Principale Land care and landscape contractors, stand out from the competition with ecological certification. 93% of Quebec consumers of ornamental horticultural product ...
Solution - Kathy Poulin - 10/01/2011 - 17:51 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
