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William H. Gathercole & Norah G. [email protected] Force of Nature Media Report.

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Coalition chair Marion Stotts said, “I’d like to congratulate the Mayor and Councillors of the District of Invermere on being the first mu-nicipality in the East Kootenay to a dopt a bylaw that bans the use of cosmetic pesticides.

“I’d also like to thank the members and supporters of the PesticideFree Columbia Valley coalition who for nearly two years have con-tributed their time and energy to raising awareness in our community about the risks of pesticide exposure and what we can do in our

families, neighbourhoods and community to make a difference.” Stotts is advocacy leader of the Canadian Cancer Society Columbia Valley Unit.

Supplemental information :

Carole Ruben

DATES: (Times and venues to TBA)

Fernie – Monday, April 27thCranbrook – Tuesday, April 28thInvermere – Thursday, April 30thGolden – Friday, May 1st Nelson – Monday, May 4th

About the bylaw

“Not all pest control substances are to be banned from use under thebylaw,” Leschied said.

“A cosmetic pesticide bylaw does not apply to pesticides used inswimming pools, inside an enclosed building, for purification of wa-ter, to control or destroy animals or plants which constitute a dan-ger for human beings, forestry or agriculture, or noxious weed con-trol.”



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152 Canadian municipalities have successfully enacted cosmetic pesticide by-laws. Communities range in size from Cumberland, BC (pop. 2,700) to Toronto,Ontario (pop. 2.5 million) and the entire province of Quebec (pop. 3.1 million)

About the Pesticide Free Columbia Valley Coalition

The coalition was formed in AA uu gg uu ss tt 22 00 00 77 . It is a group of citizens, organiza-tions and businesses from Invermere, Golden, and surrounding communities.Members and supporters include the Canadian Cancer Society , Wildsight , In-terior Health, the Columbia Valley Botanical Gardens and Centre for Sustain-

able Living, as well as physicians, parents, environmentalists, and gardeners who share a vision of reducing the cosmetic use of pesticides in our communi-ties.

About Wildsight

Wildsight works locally, regionally and globally to protect biodiversity and en-courage sustainable communities in Canada's Columbia and southern Rocky Mountain region. This area is internationally recognized as a keystone to con-servation in western North America. For more information, please visit www.wildsight.ca.



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Contact

Heather Leschied , Program Manager Wildsight • 250–341–[email protected] • www.wildsight.ca

Patti Moore , Community Action Coordinator – Kootenay RegionCanadian Cancer Society • 250–426–[email protected] • www.bc.cancer.ca

About Wildsight

We care about our home. Not just the homes we live in, but the ecological homethat supports all life, all industry and all of us. That’s why we work hard for healthy human communities and healthy wild spaces here, in Canada’s Co-

lumbia and Rocky Mountains ecoregions.Our home.

We focus on three core areas:

The southern Canadian Rocky Mountains; The upper Columbia River Valley; The Columbia Mountains. This land, its mountains, glaciers, watersheds and wetlands, need special at-tention because they are among the most ecologically–rich in the world.

They are home to us and home to Western North America’s most diverse largemammal populations — the Crown of the Continent. Together, this land pro-

vides critical genetic connectivity.



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Our actions

Advocate

We advocate protecting our region’s ecological values, because protecting these values protects the long–term viability of our communities.

Strengthen

We work with other groups — including First Nations, government and indus-try — because our work is more effective when environmental protection issupported by a broad constituency.

Participate

We join in government and community processes because biodiversity deservesa voice at all land–use tables.

Communicate

We organize outreach programs and media campaigns because public under-standing, pride and education leads to more support for the wise use of our land base.

Partner

We partner with environmental organizations from B.C., the U.S.A. and all over the world because local work is most effective when it ties in with provincialand international strategies.



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Educate

We create and deliver educational programs to schools and the public, because we believe in positive people power, and children are our future.

Research

We take part in and help coordinate scientific research programs on endan-gered species such as mountain caribou and on water quality. We do this be-cause to ensure what we do is scientifically sound.

Quick Links

Our home is your home. Feel free to look around our website.

Sign up to receive the regular free Wildsight eNewsletter here.

Become a member. Read the latest news. Volunteer. Donate.

Canada's Columbia and southern Rocky Mountain region is our home.

Wildsight works locally, regionally and globally. Wildsight helps protect biodiversity. Wildsight helps create sustainable communities. We do it to care for

our home.



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Quote adapted from the film Planet o f the Apes.



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