BRITISH COLUMBIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MAY, 1977

Added Resolution:

Whereas the Government of the Province of British
Columbia has proposed the addition of a Massive
Dose of the herbicide 2-4 D to the Okanagan Lake
system to attempt to contaok the prackdigernation

¢§ the milfoik weed, and

Whereas there ane in excess Ch 600 water Lutakes

from the Lake system éneluding miny gor dtinking
puaposes, and the tuanover time Of additives to
these waters 46 of the orden of g¢éty to seventy

years, and

Whereas the KeLowna Medical Soviety AEpres anting

body of medéead opinécn in the Contxal Okanagan

and being primarily coneeaned with protection of

the public, has gone on accord as betng oppesed to
the use of heabseides §0r controlling weed growth,
until <2 has been demonstaated that PpAcper studies
have bean undertaken to show that there will be no
deleterious short on fong team effects, and

Whereas the Penticton Chaptear, Registered Nurses’
Asscadaztian of BC, on April 718, 1977, passed a motion
oppesang the use of 2-4 Das a methad of controlling
Eurasdion MiLEsokL in the Okanagan Water Basin unték
gurther intensive studios £6 possible haamgude effect
On RumansS has been made, and

Whereas the South Okanagan Union Board of Health and
the City of KeLowna are on record as Opposing the

use of 2-4 2, and

Whereas Envdaonment Canada and the Paovinetak Fish
and Wild lige Depantment have RMTSOA ACS eAVALLONS
negardcnra the envédraonmentadé dmpact of using a massive
dose o¢ the phenoxy heabdeide 2-4 D fOr weed contrzo’k,

and