Case Against Herbicides

Monday, May 29, 2006 08:00 PM

Dandelions along the bypass (photo Opinion250)

If Harold Kubart has his way, the City of Prince George will ban the use of cosmetic herbicides and pesticides on public and private lands.

Kubart made a presentation to Council, outlining a recent report on the use of such materials. Such chemicals have negative effects says Kubart, who admits there is no way to know which pesticides and herbicides are safer than others.

He is calling on the local government to make the kind of decisions that will be in the best interests of future generations.

He presented 181 pages of information to Council talking about the links between herbicides, pesticides and cancers. "The dandelion has never harmed anyone" says Kubart.

Mayor Kinsley says the Council has in the past had some discussion about herbicide and pesticide, and has called on Administration for an update on the application of herbicide and pesticide for City applications.

Bob Radloff of Development Services says the City has moved towards less aggressive methods of pesticides and herbicides, doing things like increased mowing. The City says it will look at what its peer cities are doing.

Kubart says there has to be education and the City should check with some other communities about how they were able to do it.

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Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 08:00 PM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on May 30 2006 8:10 AM

Some people won't even get a haircut. It all in what you believe and the science be dammed, kind of like religion.

Posted by: Spring on May 30 2006 9:08 AM

So, we won't use herbicides to rid the weeds, but we will pay for city workers (who make a large chunk of money per hour) to mow more often.

Gee, I wonder why they keep raising our taxes.

The weeds will multiply faster than rabbits on Viagra and take over the greenery. There are safer alternatives than the strong chemicals used in the past.

Posted by: Death to Socialism on May 30 2006 1:56 PM

They,re weeds. Get rid of 'em. Enough of this PC garbage.

Posted by: owl on May 30 2006 8:18 PM

They're flowers. Pick 'em and make wine from them. Look at how pretty they look when the fields are all yellow. Pick them and blow the seeds into the wind. What gives us the right to call them a weed? They must get an inferiority complex.