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| Avonltea‘s favourite | redhead visits | Waterloo Stage | Fhearre. Viewpoint Business Sports Classified WATERLOO CHRONICLE Bundle up and Save WHATS INSIDE Ask for details Kitchener 800 vitar a Â¥ (§19) $79 2252 Waterioo deller‘s Placa 94 &ndgepart 2. L (s191 725 2570 at Ruce1 Page 26 33 14 30 Region launches new campaign in support of local pesticide ban egion of Waterloo staff used Earth Day to Raunch a new pesticide reduction program in hopes of kickstarting the process of banâ€" ning the cosmetic use of the substance among its seven municipalities. The region launched a campaign last Friday to get people to think differently about how they manage their lawns this spring. suggesting cerâ€" tain practices that will cut down or even elimiâ€" nate the use of lawn pesticides. Regional staff are continuing to formalize what the proposed pesticide bylaw will look like before the policy is sent out to local municipaliâ€" ties for their inpui. "Sometime this spring or carly summer it will go out to each municipality to get feedback from Pottery maker Laurie Cowell arranges some of her merchandise at the Waterloo Potters Workshop pottery sale, held at the Waterloo Memorial Recreâ€" ation Complex last Saturday. The sale began last Friday and ran through Sunday. Patrons could browse through and purchase a variety of different pot tery durmg the threeâ€"day sale WEDNESOAY, APRIL 27, 2005 By Bos VrReaNAC Chronicle Staff â€" Serving your community since 1856 WATERLOO, ONTARIO the public on what they think about it," said Waterloo Coun. Jane Mitchell who chairs the committee spearheading the proposal. "It should be coming to council around October." "This {campaign} is separate from the bylaw," added Mitchell, at the campaign‘s launch at Luther Village in Waterlao. "Whether the bylaw passes or not. we‘re very commiited to helping people reduce the amount of pesticides they use on their lawns and gardens." Using a new communityâ€"based social marketâ€" ing approach that will have regional representaâ€" tives go doorâ€"toâ€"door in addition to mare tradiâ€" tional newspaper advertising and other educaâ€" tional programs, the campaign goal is to change the behaviour of local citizens in terms of pestiâ€" cide use. Organizers hope the faceâ€"toâ€"face contact will make more of an impact, and will start a grassâ€" Arranging her artwork $1INCLUDING GSI roots movement to have people maintain their lawns and gardens more naturally. "They‘ll engage you in discussion about the process, and tell you how to do it," said Shawn Zentner, the head of environmental health for the Region of Waterloo public health department. "They‘l actually try to get you to commit. "We‘re hoping to knock on about 5.000 doors over the course of this first year." Organizers say they key to pesticide reduction is growing a healthy lawn. That means feeding the soil, using appropriate grass mixes suitable for Canadian lawns and focusing on a number of key behaviours, such as cutting you lawn no shorter than three inches. This helps the soil retain moisture. and keeps the seeds of weeds from germinating. Continued on page 4 ason NOE PHOTC