Pesticide Spraying on roadsides

Karen Prytula | May 25, 2016

Spraying harmful chemicals on the roadsides begins May 30 – Clearview will be sprayed on the roadsides (Bolingbroke Rd., and several others near lakes, and rivers) to kill all the plants birds and bees need; Trilliums, Milkweed, wild strawberries, wild roses, and more. Can this killer get into your well? More information can be found at this page at Lanark County website: http://www.lanarkcounty.ca/Page1875.aspx Scroll down to the bottom where you can learn how to get a sign if you don’t want the County to spray near your land. This link tells you about what Clearview kills: http://www.lanarkcounty.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6916

In some parts (maybe all) of the County a person is not allowed to build a cottage within 50 feet of a swamp, for fear of disturbing a turtle or a bird. Is it not then hypocritical, to coat them in a chemical when the truck comes by and kills them? Yes, it does kill wild parsnip and poison ivy too. For those of you who don’t have an opinion on the spraying, one way or the other; this is an opportunity for you to support your local farmers who produce the food you eat, and it costs nothing. Already there are 30 signs in the first 3 km north of Highway 7 on the Bolingbroke Rd.