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Council votes to ban rodenticides
By Hannah Scott, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Published 10:31 PST, Wed January 27, 2021
Last Updated: 10:41 PST, Wed January 27, 2021
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Councillors voted unanimously in favour of banning rodenticides at Monday’s city council meeting.
Several delegates spoke on the issue, indicating their support for the proposed ban.
“We know birds and other wildlife are dying from rodenticide use,” said Sharon McGougan, president of the Garden City Conservation Society. “That should be a good enough reason to try a different method of pest control.”
Coun. Bill McNulty indicated his desire to add the development of an education program to the motion. And Coun. Michael Wolfe said he would support asking the province to ban rodenticides outright. A further amendment to the motion will see staff submit a request to the Union of BC Municipalities to discuss and consider a potential ban at their annual meeting.