On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:53:45 -0400, Bill Truesdell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Brian Fredericksen wrote:
>> the movement to ban cosmetic chem use on lawns started in Canada in Quebec and then 
spread to
>> Ontario this spring. many eastern US cities were the early adapters.


and Bill T. said
>Not banned yet in Ontario. It is proposed legislation. Plus, it is not
>a blanket ban, but selective in which chemicals are allowed and which
>are not. 



Sir you are partially incorrect: (do you own stock in these chem companies you seem so fond of ?) 


from Ontario Provincial Site dated June 18, 2008
http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/en/news/2008/061801.php

A province-wide ban on the sale and use of pesticides is one step closer today with the passage of 
the Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act by the Ontario legislature.

Over the summer, the government will consult on the specifics of the ban:

The products to be banned from sale
The ingredients to be banned from use
The rules around exceptions for agriculture, forestry and golf courses, with conditions.
The province will also develop rules for other exceptions, such as fighting West Nile virus, for 
example, and other health or safety issues.

Once the ban is fully in place, it will take the place of existing municipal pesticide by-laws, 
bringing consistency across the province and protecting Ontarians regardless of where they live. 
The provincial law, unlike municipal by-laws, bans the sale of cosmetic pesticides, not just their 
use. It also sets out the rules for the transportation, storage and disposal of pesticides, 
requirements that municipal by-laws cannot control.   

The ban should take effect in spring 2009.

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