Almost 50 years ago Rachel Carson wrote her seminal work Silent Spring which opened our eyes as a society to the impacts of toxins on human health.

This week the campaign to ban cosmetic pesticides in BC has continued to grow. The Wilderness Committee has partnered with 18 health and environmental organizations to call on the B.C. government to take swift and decisive action to ban cosmetic pesticides.

British Columbians are concerned about the serious impact that these toxic substances have on our health and our environment. Every day that goes by while this ban is not in place is another day that our families are being exposed to these toxic products. Currently municipalities simply don’t have strong enough tools to stop the spread of these dangerous chemicals. By-laws can’t take these toxic products off the shelves or stop many institutional and industrial users from using these chemicals on their properties. That is why we need the province to take action.

If you want to make your voice heard click on the take action link on this page and fill out the letter writting tool to add your voice to those calling for a ban in BC.

Ben West - Healthy Communities Campaigner
Wilderness Committee