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The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday N o vem b er 6, 2002 - A 5 Health officer suaaests C ro m b iea tn e x tC a n a d ia nC lu bm e e tin 9 erring on side o f caution (Continued from page A1) are applied for purely cosmetic reasons, such as a weed free lawn or garden. "Prudent avoidance means there has to be a very good reason for using a pesticide," said Nosal. In determining the health risks of pesti cides, Nosal said scientific studies are cur rently inconclusive. But in the interest of erring on the side of caution, residents should educate themselves about the poten tial dangers. In fact, until pesticides are proven not to cause cancer, the public should stay away from using them, said Joan Gibb, a spokesperson with the Oakville Chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society. "We are extremely concerned about the ornamental use of pesticides for enhance ment purposes on the overall health of Canadian com m unitiesshe added. Local family physician. Dr. Susan Rhodes said council has a moral imperative to ban pesticides. "A potential threat exists. We don't have to wait for a complete understanding of the health risks of pesticides," said Rhodes. Scientist and local resident Dr. Denise Brennan-Reider wants a complete ban on non-essential pesticide use both publicly and privately. "It's time for Oakville to follow Cobalt's lead in this ban," she added. The northern Ontario community recently cre ated a restrictive bylaw on pesticide use, as have Hudson, Quebec and Halifax, N.S., The remaining presentations Monday night were dominated by golf course oper ators and lawn care companies. Ken Pavely represents the Integrated Pest Management Council of Ontario, which deems a bylaw restricting public and private pesticide use "hypocritical." He said a local bylaw would be difficult to enforce and do nothing to prohibit stores from selling chemical lawn care products. The provincial government regulates their Woodside Mews official opening Thursday Woodside Mews -- Oakville's first life lease development -- will officially open on Nov. 7. The official opening is scheduled to take place at the Woodside Mews club house at Woodside Drive and Rebecca Street on at 2 p.m. The Rotary Club of Oakville is the sponsor of this 30-unit seniors develop ment. Woodside Mews provides residents the right to occupy a garden home and to use the clubhouse facilities for their lifetime. Support services are incorporated into the project Woodside Mews consists of 30 gar den homes for seniors 65 years of age and older. There are just four units left to sell. For more information contact Kathy Graham at 905-338-1657. sale, while the federal government approves the products contents. Pesticide use on golf courses is a last resort, said Jeff Stauffer, a representative of the Ontario Golf Superintendents Association. Pesticides are used primarily on the greens in most courses, he said. And greens are only a small percentage of a course -- the average course is 150 acres and greens occupy about three per cent of that, he added. Peter Kinch, the superintendent of the Glen Abbey Golf course, which advocates the preventive measures integral to integrat ed pest management. When pesticides are used on the course, the least toxic variety is used and sprayed on only the affected area. Steve Ford, of Weedman, said his com pany has already adopted one of the town staff recommendations requiring neigh bours be notified in advance before a lawn is sprayed. Town staff put forth nine recommenda tions to council on the use of pesticides. A town-wide ban of pesticide use on public and private lands is not among them. While park crews have already adopt ed pesticide-free gardening strategies, the department's assistant director, Chris Marks has also asked councilors approve pouring upwards of $235,000 into its budget to pay for irrigation systems, and the costs of manual, labour-intensive care. David Crombie, founding Chair of the Waterfront Regeneration Trust, will be speaking at the next dinner meeting of the Canadian Club of Halton Peel on Nov. 21 at the Oakville Conference Centre, 2515 Wyecrot't Rd. Crombie will speak on Waterfronts in the 21st Century. He is a former Mayor of Toronto and Member of Parliament. Tickets are $28 each for members and non-members $38. To reserve a spot call 905-845-2862, or fax 905-339-0469. 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