Sunshine Coast News
data provider: CONTENTdm
alternative: [Coast News]
is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2014-02-14
issued: 1990-09-24
description: Serving the Sunshine Coast since 1945
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xcoastnews/items/1.0176210/source.json
format: application/pdf
note: < LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY B. Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 by Rose Nkhoboa On SeptembCT 25 the Forest .Service will be spraying the herbicide Vision in six cut blocks in Wilson Creek, Roberts Creek and Langdale. Forty - eight private water licenses are held in these areas, with an unknown number of people using the water from the wells and streams that could be affected. According to records compiled by the California Depart- ment of Food and Agriculture, the herbicide Vision has b��n linked to a great number of eye, skin and internal injuries and genetic toxicologist Dr. Ruth Shearer has stated that "probably the greatest concern about public exposure to Roundup (or Vision) is whether or not it is a carcinogen." Much of the information on Vision comes from Monsanto,' the chemical company that manufactures it. They are also responsible for its testing and they also test for Agriculture Canada. 90.8 g goes ahead in ine uuu oOs the Industrial Bio-Test Laboratory, the company that was doing the testing for Monsanto, was convicted of fraudulent testing of data. Monsanto was their biggest customer. Most of the studies have been done on glyphosate, the active ingredient which has been documented as being a health hazard. Recently it was found that the surfactant (the surface agent) is far more toxic and yet hardly any studies have been done on it. Monsanto is withholding information on the testing of other inert ingredients because they claim they are trade secrets. Under patent laws such information can be kept from public access. The surfactant makes up 33 per cent of Vision. In an interview with the Coast N>tws, Steve Cohl of the Sunshine Coast Environmental Protection Project (SCEPP) and Mark Warring of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee described the dangers of Vision, "There is a lot of data available from independent organizations in Canada, the US and internationally that refutes the information that Monsanto is giving out," said Cohl. "These people…
note: Titled "The Coast News" from 1945-07-11 to 1957-03-28 and 1992-03-19 to 1995-01-09 "Coast News" from 1957-04-04 to 1970-10-28; and "Sunshine Coast News" from 1970-11-04 to 1992-03-02. Published by Coast News Limited (1945-1952), Sechelt Peninsula News Limited (1953-1976), and Glassford Press Limited (1977-1995).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Gibsons (B.C.); Sechelt (B.C.); Halfmoon Bay (B.C.); Davis Bay (B.C.); Madeira Park (B.C); Pender Harbour (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0176210
language: English
lat: 49.4002778
long: -123.508889
provider: Vancouver: University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Gibsons, B.C. : Glassford Press Limited
rights: Copyright remains with the publishers. This material is made available for research and private study only. For other uses please contact Glassford Press Ltd. P.O. Box 989, Golden, BC, V0A 1H0
source: Original Format: Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives
type: Text