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Thu, 9 Jul 2009 15:08:43 -0300

T.J.Burke

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CC: Shawn.Graham

 

 

Ms. Stoneleigh:

Thank you for your e-mail of June 9, 2009 to Premier Shawn Graham

regarding the regulation of lawn care pesticides in New Brunswick. He has

forwarded

it to me for response. I知 pleased to inform you that on June 18, 2009 the

government announced its intention to ban over 200 over-the-counter lawn

care pesticides from sale and use in the Province.

New Brunswick is the first Atlantic Province, and the third in Canada, to

adopt a comprehensive product ban on lawn care pesticides. The product ban

targets lawn care pesticide products on the retail market that are most

likely to be overused or misused. This includes combination

fertilizer/pesticide products, granular spreadable pesticides, hose-end

products, and lawn

care products that require measuring, mixing or dilution by the homeowner.

Information is now available on our website about the ban and how lawns

can be managed without relying on routine pesticide spraying. I would

encourage you to visit the New Brunswick Department of Environment website

(_http://www.gnb.ca/0009/0369/0024/index-e.asp_

(http://www.gnb.ca/0009/0369/0024/index-e.asp) ) where this information is

displayed. In the coming weeks,

more information will be made available on the site. In the meantime, if you

need more information please feel free to contact the Department of

Environment, Stewardship Branch at (506) 453-7945.

Thank you again for your continued interest in this subject.

Sincerely,

Hon. Thomas J. Burke, Q.C.

Minister of Environment