Partnership for Pesticide Bylaws

In the summer of 2002, CELA teamed up with the Toronto Environmental Alliance and the Ontario College of Family Physicians to create the Partnership for Pesticide Bylaws (PPB). The PPB grew quickly to include a wide cross-section of child-focused, health, animal welfare, environmental and labour organizations in support of pesticide bylaws. With limited resources, and many requests for help from across Canada, the groups chose a strategic focus on Toronto in the hopes of seeing Canada’s largest city set an example for others to follow. Success came in the Spring of 2003.

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Partnership for Pesticide Bylaws

In the summer of 2002, CELA teamed up with the Toronto Environmental Alliance and the Ontario College of Family Physicians to create the Partnership for Pesticide Bylaws (PPB). The PPB grew quickly to include a wide cross-section of child-focused, health, animal welfare, environmental and labour organizations in support of pesticide bylaws. With limited resources, and many requests for help from across Canada, the groups chose a strategic focus on Toronto in the hopes of seeing Canada’s largest city set an example for others to follow. Success came in the Spring of 2003.

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St. Lawrence Islands National Park of Canada celebrates the doubling of its original size

MALLORYTOWN LANDING, ON, Oct. 21 /CNW Telbec/ – On behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Mr. Gord Brown, Member of Parliament for Leeds-Grenville, took part today in a ceremony to recognize and celebrate the invaluable contributions made by members of the community to St. Lawrence Islands
National Park of Canada.

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ElectricGreen Environmental News – October 21, 2006

– Tory bill aimed at cutting greenhouse gases in half by 2050…
CBC
– Opposition, environmental groups clam clean air act…
CBC
– Stricter regulations might derail refinery plans says clean air
activist…

CBC NB

– PM should support ocean habitat protection…

WWF

– CPAWS welcomes Ambrose’s commitment to protect more wilderness…

CPAWS

– Mackenzie pipeline expected to double NWT emissions…

CBC North

– Greenpeace calls for mandatory GE labelling in BC…

Greenpeace

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