Tsawwassen, Delta B.C.
Children need to be protected when farmers apply pesticides near schools.
Most farms are industrial by nature, with dangerous equipment, noise, dust and chemicals, including pesticides. We need children to be safe in our schools, yet because land use is a local affair, school locations are exempt from the general plan and other measures designed to ensure thoughtful planning. As a result, schools are sometimes built on prime agricultural land in the middle of existing farm operations. What kind of logic is that?
Modern farms rely on pesticides, and so it is the responsibility of the Corporation of Delta to create strong regulations to keep schoolchildren and staff safe. There are two keys to a successful statewide strategy: good communication and reasonable restrictions.
Farmers have the right to use pesticides safely to grow the food that Delta and much of the lower mainland relies on. But Delta residence want to know what chemicals are being applied in their neighborhoods, and what is used to grow their food. Go Green Pest Control Delta Pest Control Tsawwassen Pest Control Ladner Pest Control Randy Bilesky 