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Controversy continues over herbicide usage McMullen suggested buying food grown locally, "as local as possible" to prevent unnecessary consumption of chemicals. He also suggested we needn‘t worry about imperfections on He explained herbicides are used for cosmetic purposes as well as destroying unwanted plant and weeq growth, adding that food looks healthier to the eye when free of any scabs or fNlaws. Ken McMullen, president of the Organic Growers Association of Ontario discussed alternatives to herbicide usage. He said organically grown food (without the employment of any herbiâ€" cides) is successful in every food we can produce in Canada. He also noted that organically grown produce will become a possibility within a few years. To further emphasize the danger we all face he told the audience," each of us in this room has cancer â€" I‘m fairly certain of that."" But continued to point out that our bodies, since they constantly detoxify and clean out our systems, will knock out the toxins in our system. ‘"‘They (companies) control the physicians and the farmers," he said. ‘"The chemical companies are also the pharmaceutical companies."‘ Labonte was highly critical of chemical companies who supply these dangerous agents to the consumer. Yet, the whole presentation was not all doom and gloom. The use of pesticides in our society ‘"sets up a bellicose relationship between our species and nature," he stated, adding that the City of Toronto has banned the use of 24D in city parks except in ‘"‘spotted cases of poison ivy."‘ Fifty per cent of all pesticides are used in urban settings, he said, and the chemiâ€" cals can penetrate the body even when wearing rubber gloves. However, symptoms may not surface until up to three years later, he added. Armed with numerous notes and reports, Labonte said at least 30 commonly used chemiâ€" cals in Ontario are known carâ€" cinogens, and 19 studies he reâ€" viewed showed a relationship between pesticides and leukeâ€" mia. The documentary centered around a farming community in Nova Scotia that entered a legal battle with a large forestry company over herbicide sprayâ€" ing near their farmlands. They claimed it posed health and environmental hazards to the community, including cancer and birth defects. However, the decision handed down after a lengthy trial favored the forestry company. Following the film Ron Laâ€" bonte, a community health eduâ€" cator from Toronto spoke on the risks of using herbicides and pesâ€" ticides. He informed the 50 to 60 people in the audience that the two chemicals used in herbicide spraying, 24D and 245T, when mixed in a 50/50 ratio, become ‘agent orange,‘ proven to cause leukemia, cancer and birth deâ€" fects to those exposed to it. Maggie Schnarr Chronicle Staff The awardâ€"winning film Herbiâ€" cide Trials set the tone for a twoâ€"hour presentation last week at UW Campus Centre concernâ€" ing the dangers and risks of herbicide and pesticide usage. Presented by the Ecology Group of the Waterloo Public Interest Research Group (WPIRG), the purpose was to bring about public attention to the issue. PAGE 38 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1985 Our fall play this year is our version of ‘"The Diary of Anne Frank", and can be seen from Nov. 21â€"23 at 8 p.m. Directed by Mr. Ken Carter, the play, starring Betsy Hudgins, looks to be one of the best ever. Tickets can be purchased beforehand at the school or at the door ($5 w/o fee card or adult, $4 with fee card, $3 children and $15 for a family.) fruits and vegetables. It could be a helpful sign. â€" McMullen looks for exactly those characteristics and shared an example of a time he stopped at a roadside to purchase some corn. The vendor apologized for some bugs that might have been The Remembrance Day assembly proved to be a continuance of the yearly tradition. We thank Brett Groves, Jay Boechmer, Wendy Lee and Mr. Rainville for their hard work in organizing this assembly. Students anxiously await Slave Day which takes place Friday. The bidding yesterday brought out a lot of wary buyers who were obviously looking for bargains. The money raised from this auction of student slaves goes towards our Bangladesh orphanage. Much thanks goes out to Mr. Kookela‘s class and especially to Lisa Bater and Harry Kemperman who organized the event. Come on Bluevale, there‘s a sock hop next Wednesday in the gym. Why not dance those school blues away with this week‘s Knight of the Week Jay Boehmer. Joyce Lee Today was clone day, where students dressed alike, talked alike, and were often indistinguishable. 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