Newmarket Ontario- Pesticide Free
Filed in: | September 12, 2008
Newmarket, Ontario has banned the use of cosmetic pesticides on residential, commercial and industrial lands.The by-law is supported by York region health officials, who since 2001 have commited lengthy research to examining the heath hazards of pesticides. In recognition of the by-law the local home Depot has voluntarily pulled pesticides from its shelves. Read more here.
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