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Whether it be interest in organic landscaping, gardening and lawn care, organic food, or organic products for your home or business - people are asking questions, challenging old habits and searching and paying for healthy organic alternatives.

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COSMETIC PESTICIDES ACT - COMMENT DEADLINE MAY 22, 2008

All written comments on the below proposal must be marked "EBR Registry # 010-3348" and be directed to:
Robert Bilyea
Senior Policy Advisor
Ministry of the Environment
Integrated Environmental Planning Division
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PRESS RELEASE - April 22, 2008
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LOOKING FOR AN ORGANIC LAWN CARE SERVICE PROVIDER?
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LOOKING FOR AN ORGANIC SUPPLIER?
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OLA FACT SHEETS FOR DO-IT-YOURSELFERS
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WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR - GO ORGANIC!
TOP 10 REASONS TO GO ORGANIC
IT'S GOOD FOR BUSINESS
According to Agriculture Canada, the organic sector is a small but rapidly growing sector of the industry. OLA members have reported upwards of 30% growth in busines...More

HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT ONTARIO-WIDE BAN ON COSMETIC PESTICIDES
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NEW REPORT - "PESTICIDE FREE? OUI"
New report urges other provinces follow Quebec’s lead
Pesticide Free? Oui - An Analysis of Quebec’s Pesticides Management Code and Recommendations for Effective Provincial Policy

March 26, 2008 - OTTAWA – A new repor...More

SIGN UP TO SUPPORT AN ONTARIO-WIDE BAN ON LAWN & GARDEN PESTICIDES
Ontario’s top health and environment organizations are urging the McGuinty government to enact strong legislation banning the use and sale of cosmetic pesticides.
In January, the coalition released a five-point statem...More

GOV'T OF ONTARIO SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT - PROV WIDE COSMETIC PESTICIDE BAN

BAN WOULD PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH & THE ENVIRONMENT
TORONTO, Jan. 18 /CNW/ - The McGuinty government is beginning the first stage of consultations with Ontarians on how to shape legislation banning the cosmetic use ...More

TOP HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT LEADERS URGE WORLD-CLASS PESTICIDE BAN
Unprecedented coalition includes OMA (Section on Pediatrics), Canadian Cancer Society (Ontario Division), Children’s Hospital

Submitted by Janet Winters — Jan 16, 2008 03:37 PM

Ontario’s top health and environment orga...More

UNIQUE CANADA-WIDE STUDY – QUEBEC APRIL 2008
Equiterre, an environmental organization based in Montréal, Quebec, is preparing the finishing touches on a Canada-wide study about consumers' perceptions of environmentally-friendly horticultural products and organic la...More

IN THE NEWS
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ONTARIO LIBERALS - ELECTION PRESS RELEASE ON ONTARIO WIDE COSMETIC PESTICIDE BAN
Press Release:
"Only Ontario Liberals Will Ban Cosmetic Use Of Pesticides and Herbicides" - Sept 24 2007
Backgrounder:
Banning The Cosmetic Use Of Pesticides Aand Herbicides Protecting The Public Interest - Sept 24 20...More

OLA PRESS RELEASES
Click on the following links to read more about OLA in the news! ORGANIC LANDSCAPE ALLIANCE SUPPORTS A BAN ON LAWN AND GARDEN PESTICIDES

NEW WEBSITE TO TACKLE MISINFORMATION

ORGANIC LANDSCAPE ALLIANCE OFFERS ALTERNATIV...More

PESTICIDE BYLAW UPDATE
Check out which Canadian municipalities have recently passed pesticide bylaws. PESTICIDE BYLAWS - CANADAMARKHAM - COSMETIC PESTICIDES BAN PASSED UNANIMOUSLY - JUNE 27, 2007 GUELPH PASSES PESITICDE BYLAW - JUNE 5, 2007COL...More

CLASSIFICATION HARMONIZATION FOR CANADA: A PROPOSAL FOR DOMESTIC CLASS PESTICIDES - JUNE 15, 2007
Dear Stakeholders:

Please find attached, the consultation document entitled - Classification Harmonization for Canada, A Proposal for Domestic Class Pesticides, 2007. This document was prepared by the Federal/Provinci...More
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