2024 STOP AERIAL SPRAYING OVER WEST KELOWNA

Call the KCSA Hotline: 1-800-573-0213 (recorded info line)

Spraying Precaution Flyer

Health Canada incident reports show harms to people from Btk spray. Over homes, schools, gardens, parks, orchards, farms, businesses, wineries, McDougall Creek, streets and highways are situated within spray zones, affecting humans, pets, wildlife, birds, bees, water life and non-target insects.

Wed March 20, 2024, BC Rising meeting
1. Dr. Jennifer Tynan - Foray 48B bacterial spraying in BC for spongy (gypsy) moth

Take Action

We strongly suggest that your representatives hear from you.

Pls Call or Email your concerns. You may be surprised the impact it can have when enough do it!

West Kelowna City Council

Mayor:

Gord Milsom 778-797-2210 mayorandcouncil@westkelownacity.ca

Councillors:

Rick de Jong 778-214-0174 rick.dejong@westkelownacity.ca

Tasha Da Silva 250-899-7526 tasha.dasilva@westkelownacity.ca

Jason Friesen 250-215-6421 jason.friesen@westkelownacity.ca

Stephen Johnston 250-258-9406 stephen.Johnston@westkelownacity.ca

Garrett Millsap 250-869-2827 garrett.millsap@westkelownacity.ca

Carol Zanon 250-801-5937 carol.zanon@westkelownacity.ca

Actions Taken

• 04/17/2024 - Appeal Submitted to the Ministry of Forests.

• 04/07/2024 - Dear Premier Eby, Ministers and Government MLAs

• 04/10/2024 - Press Release Re: Aerial Spraying West Kelowna

• 04/12/2024 - Chair and Board of the Regional District of the Central Okanagan.

• 04/15/2024 - Inert other ingredients in Foray 48B

Resources

• https://bcrising.ca/committee/natural-environment/

• Here is the incidents report https://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/pi-ip/result-eng.php?

• Materials Safety Data Sheet

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• CRECweb.com/pesticides – links to many reports, documents and letters in regards to pesticides including Foray 48B
  Permits and Maps where spraying will take place in BC communities soon:
  https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/forest-health/invasive-forest-pests/spongy-moth/news

• Spongy Moth Detections in BC Communities: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/forest-health/invasive-forest-pests/spongy-moth/detection-history

• What is Btk? https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/forest-health/invasive-forest-pests/spongy-moth/what-is-btk

• Surveillance: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/forest-health/forest-health-docs/gypsy-moth-docs/btk_health_surveillance_report_1999_btk.pdf

• Foray 48B Label: gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/forest-health/forest-health-docs/gypsy-moth-docs/foray_48b_cdn_spec_label_2011.pdf

BC Ministry of Forests Websites

(As per) https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/forest-health/invasive-forest-pests/spongy-moth/news

Interview with CHP, 30th of May, 2024

Interview on Kelowna NOW & KCSA President

18th of April, 2024

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