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Question 8: Are chere any pesticides used which should 9e banned from
aeons A
further use?

presence by the City of Pore Coquitlam are known

No pesticides used ac
ard thac suggests thae they shouid be discontinued.

to conscicute a healch haz

Question 9: Should all pesticide use be banned for use dy the City of
Pore Coquitlam, or should ocher vestrictions be placed on

their use?

The pesticides used by the Cley of Pore Coquitlam at presence ate those
in Schedule [IZ of the Pesticide Concrol Act, and ag such are available
Co any person over 16 years of age upon signature, A tocal ban on pescicides
would place the City of Pert Coquitlam gardener ac a disadvancage compared

with the home gardener,

Te would also affece che use Of peaticices by che Yaector Control Officer,

The option to Tequire Council's approval prior co application of pesticidas
fs impractical. for instance, would Council wish to approve the applicacion
af Malachian to a rose hed for sreen aphid, oc of Bromacil to a road median

co control weeds?

The weekly or monthly rapore co Council would also be impractical and
probably resule in a perfunctory endorsement of the gardeners' activicy,

Recommendations:
EONS

lL. Renew Pese Conerol Service License which expired March J1, 1980,

2 Limic the use of pesticides »y Cley co those contained in Schedules [rz
and IV. This would noc alter the currence Pattern of use, bue would
prevent tne fucure use of che more toxic pescicides concained in Schedule

IT.

The hazard thac a pesticide Poses CO the public ig dapendenc on sengch
and frequency of exposure.

dithouc in anyway interfering with che Selection of pesticides, the coral
Quaneity of chose used could be limiced by continuing to use only
back-pack spravers and granular spreaders,

Tne big nocorized pesticide sprayer would have che effece of escalacing
che use of pesticides, e.g. Malachisn spraying of Large trees or grass
would be Ponsible, as would large scale herbicide use on lawns.

Ta accepcting this Option, Council would have to De aware thac a certain
loss of larger Stnamental crees could eccur, and “eed control in lawns
and ditches could be more expensive,

24D use on lawns could scill be maincained by she uge of Weed and Feed
Or other granular preparations in a spreader. nia has che advantage

of avofsing che problem of drife. : a
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C.R, Candin, 8.3848

Asstscane Director’
Simon Fraser Health Diseriet

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