Last spray of the can: poisoning lawns while there is still time
Despite the fact that cosmetic use of pesticides will be banned across Ontario in 2009 and that residents of Kitchissippi ward voted for a city councilor who supported a municipal ban on pesticides, the property management company in charge of the landscape maintenance at 1277 Wellington recently arranged for an application of a powerful 2-4-D containing pesticide to be sprayed a few feet away from a outdoor patio popular with families with small children and dog-walkers.
A resident alerted the Oracle about the smell of pesticides the day after the spraying and the management firm was contacted by us to determine if pesticide spraying was the ongoing policy of the company. A spokesperson for Apollo Property Management agreed to provide the Oracle with the company’s policy on pesticide use but as of posting time no further information has been forthcoming.
