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Koswan, a member of GROUP, which stands for Get Rid of Urban Pesticides, was referring to an issue now before Waterloo regional council for considâ€" _ We want the my eration. A working group comprised of regâ€" ional staff, citizens, health care profesâ€" sionals, members of the lawn care indusâ€" try and other interâ€" ested parties are now debating all aspects of a possible bylaw. But reluctance 1 T from members of â€" lawn and garden." the region‘s rural communities who â€"Susan Koswan fear a bylaw may GROUP member include banning pesticide use for agriculture and forestry has stalled the process â€" That‘s why Koswan hopes the city will create its own regulation "The region won‘t be passing a bylaw soon, if at all," she said "There‘s been a lot of resistance to even disâ€" cussing a bylaw. People don‘t understand that this is just an urban issue "Meanwhile, we don‘t want to be part of unconâ€" trolled chemical experiments anymore." Koswan listed a number of illnesses that may be linked to pesticide use, including cancer, diabetes, asthma, allergies, autism and attention deficits. And she reminded council of the city‘s Environâ€" ment First policy, and of practices already used which include using no pesticides in its public greenspaces "Leadership from the City of Waterloo will help get this ball rolling." Regional council is looking into the feasibility of a regionâ€"wide bylaw that could prohibit the nonâ€"essential use of pesticides. Citizens call for ban on pesticide use Concemed citizens are asking local politicians to jump on the ‘ban wagon‘. The pesticideâ€"ban wagon. "We are here to ask you to take the lead and pass a pesticide bylaw for the City of Waterloo," Susan Koswan told Waterloo city council Monday night. WATERLOO CHRONICLE By Anorea Baicey Chronicle Staff have a healthy lawn and garden." We want the city to put its own landscaping practices at the forefront of this growing movement. And we want people to realize you don‘t need pesticides to Continued on page 2 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2003 + WATERLOO, ONTARIO Braving torrential downpours, Shannon Brennan of the Brick Brewery manoceuvred the course at the fourth annual Great Tray Race for Juvenile Arthritis, held Thursday at Ethel‘s Bar and Grill in Waterloo. The event, sponsored by the Brick, featured teams of wait staff from local restaurants. KOOL FM morning coâ€"host Angie Hill hosted the event. Serving your community since 1856 Mo duuluy, ulsusa $1 INCLUDING GST WATERLOO PUBLIC LIBRARY SGAAB Vector The all * new 9 Linnear available from Annual machine quilters exhibition comes to Waterloo. NHL Hall of Famer Johnny Bower will be a guest speaker at the Athlete of the Year banquet. Viewpoint You said it Arts Focus Classified .. Saab of Kitchener Waterloo 663 Victoria St. N 744â€"5811 Doon Heritage Crossroads Building Box® Home & Tool Clearance Irinity Evangelical* *Selected Distribution WHAT‘S INSIDE FOR UP TO 60 MONTHS 2.8" W‘KSd K PORTS $34,900 Page 11 Page 24 27 18