Control the mosquitos in new developed community around Kizell pond

Dear Scott, from your comment, we know that you have never been our neighborhood and never experienced what we have experienced for previous summers since the new community was built. While you have luxury spend hours outdoor with your three children, our kids have been forced stay inside during the summer time due to 7/24 mosquito problem in our neighborhood. The children in our neighborhood could not play with their friends on the street, could not bike, and could not enjoy the playground! Quote from the email of one of neighbors wrote to Councilor Marianne “It has been consistently been bad at all times of day. So bad, in fact, you physically cannot go from a parked car on the laneway to inside your house without being accosted. Without any exaggeration this is the worst I have ever seen anywhere. The only way to escape the bugs is to drive to another part of the community (Kanata North)-bug spray, lights, etc. don’t work”. You and your family are invited to our neighborhood during month of July, however please come equipped with rain coat, rain pants and mosquito mask, since it is a standard outfits for neighbors who need to do yard work during the summer time. The petition is us want City of Ottawa to take action, bring in the experts (from public health, environment planning) to find a proper, workable solution for us.

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You all wanted a pond when you bought the land, so you must have been aware of it. There is no right or wrong. I spend hours outdoors with my three children every day, but I don't know your area, but I have been all over Kanata, including soccer fields to watch kids' soccer games close to wetlands. Actually, shag flies seem more bothersome than mosquitoes. But again, I don't know your specific area. It is a trade off. You can't just discount the severe effect pesticides have on human health. The Province of Ontario banned lawn pesticides years ago... why? If you want pesticides, just remember the pesticides are essentially poisons... spread in YOUR air. No thank you. Mosquitoes versus poisons in your breathable air... you have to weigh it.

To all those who oppose interventions (like Gail Anderson, Scott Simser), you are all invited to this area, with your kids, to spend 15 minutes outside. After this 'experience' you can tell us if you still oppose interventions. I'm sure that none of us is looking to kill other wildlife or get sick from pesticides. We want the city to take action, bring in the experts and find a reasonable solution.

Thanks Wendy for providing the following info... The spays used in Winnipeg are adulticides (Malathion). According to city's web site, malathion has never been used in Ottawa. While methoprene was used to treat non-surface waters (i.e., catch basin), a biological larvicide (Bti) was used on surface waters (i.e.,storm water management ponds). Having said that, the control program only applies for reducing the risk of West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, not for the nuisance ones. Source: http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/public-health/disease-and-medical-conditions/west-nile-virus WNV and EEEV Surveillance and Control Program for 2014 - Ottawa Public Health has a control plan to reduce the risk of the West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. It includes: - Public education on personal protection against mosquitoes; - Surveillance in the mosquito and human population; Mosquito traps are placed around the City to determine species and densities of mosquitoes. Subsequent tests are carried out on a weekly basis for WNV and EEE; - Mosquito larvae surveillance of natural and manmade standing water sites located on City property is ongoing throughout the season; - A biological larvicide (Bti) is used on surface waters (i.e. ditches, storm water management ponds) throughout the season and applied as needed. - A chemical larvicide (methoprene) is used to treat non-surface waters. Every City owned roadside storm sewer (catch basin) is treated a minimum of three times per season; - Source reduction of mosquito breeding sites on City-owned property; Mosquito control using adulticide (Malathion) would only be used only in circumstances deemed absolutely necessary. Evidence of intense transmission in birds, and/or mosquitoes as well as human disease would be used to take this decision. While Malathion has never been used in Ottawa, the decision to adulticide rests with the Medical Officer of Health and would depend on updated risk assessments ex

The following information with regards to the pesticides used for Mosquito Control is from US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Source: http://www.cdc.gov/westnile/faq/mosquitocontrol.html What are "larvicides" and "adulticides"? Larvicides are products used to kill immature mosquitoes before they become adults. They can be either biological (such as toxin from specific bacteria that is lethal to mosquito larvae but not to other organisms) or chemical products, such as insect growth regulators, surface films, or organophosphates. Larvicides are applied directly to water sources that hold mosquito eggs, larvae or pupae. When used well, larvicides can help to reduce the overall mosquito burden by limiting the number of new mosquitoes that are produced. Adulticides are products used to kill adult mosquitoes. Adulticides can be applied from hand-held sprayers, truck-mounted sprayers or using airplanes. Adulticides, when used well, can have an immediate impact to reduce the number of adult mosquitoes in an area, with the goal of reducing the number of infected mosquitoes that can bite people and possibly transmit West Nile virus. Both larvicides and adulticides are regulated by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Are pesticides harmful to people? Effect on human health is one of the primary factors considered in regulation of pesticides. Pesticides that can be used for mosquito control have been judged by the EPA not to pose an unreasonable risk to human health. People who are concerned about exposure to a pesticide, such as those with chemical sensitivity or breathing conditions such as asthma can reduce their potential for exposure by staying indoors during the application period (typically nighttime). A published study, (MMWR, July 11, 2003) examined illnesses in nine states associated with exposure to pesticides used to control mosquito populations from 1999-2002. This study found that "application of certain insecticides poses a

Please, please do not poison the pond because a few people don't like insects. Insects are a sign of a healthy ecosphere. Poison them, and you poison the frogs and the birds who eat them. Kill off the mosquitos and we risk losing turtles, frogs, and birds forever. Perhaps these people need to live away from the pond - we moved here because of it. Seriously, aren't there more relevant issues to use tax money????

I support this petition to ask the city of Ottawa to address the Mosquitos problem in the Richardson Ridge community of Kanata.

I agree that we need to find the right solution to the high number of mosquitoes in Kanata North. There are many options out there from the use of pesticides to environmentally safe ways to dealing with mosquitoes. Before we can find the right solution for this community we need to know the facts. Here are some things that come to mind 1. There are hundreds of different species of mosquitoes. Do we know the varieties that are in Kanata North? Of these varieties which ones are considered harmful to humans, pets? 2. Have pesticides been used in the past to control mosquitoes? If yes what kinds were used, when and how often. 3. If pesticides were used in the past which species were they used for? Did this reduce the numbers of that species? What about the other species? 4. What are the long term and negative impacts of using pesticides as a way to control of mosquitoes? What are the impacts to humans, pets etc. 5. Have there been any environmental friendly solutions used to control mosquitoes in the past? If yes what are they? 6. What are environmentally safe options to mosquito control? Bats, dragon flies, frogs, plants etc.. Are there others? 7. What are the long term and negative impacts of using environmentally safe ways to control of mosquitoes? What are the impacts to humans, pets etc. 8. Are there things that residents can do around their properties to keep these numbers down? Are there any particular plants etc. that can be added as part of the solution. Does anyone have answers to the above that they can share with us?

I support this petition to ask the city of Ottawa to address the Mosquitos problem in the Kizell Pond area of Kanata.

You may not like mosquitoes, but do you want the adverse health effects of pesticides? The spray goes everywhere and lasts a long time... in your water table, in your lawns, etc. For all the talk of children here, they are much more adversely affected by pesticides because of their small weights. Pesticides after all are poisons, do you want this much poison to be sprayed in the air because of mosquitoes? Try living by a huge farm where they spray regularly and see what diseases you develop over a long period of time!!! Mosquitoes are unwanted, but try different times of the day where they are less likely to go out, and remember they do fade away with certain warm times of the year (i.e. late summer and fall). I vote to protect my health and other people's health and vote NO.

Hi, Please help control the Mosquitos so we can enjoy better the valuable warm time outside. Thanks! Yan

I concur with the severe mosquitos situation in our new home,

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Please find a soliton ASAP my poor little daughter last summer got allergic reaction of every mosquito bite she got...he hands and legs got swallon. This year when summer came she was sad, she doesnt want to get bit again!

We need issue solved NOW! last year was really bad and i got sick a couple of times because of the mosquitoes.

Marianna Wiilinson Promised she will fix the mosquito situation if she was elected. nothing has been done. This si really bad.

The Mosquito Situation is terrible. Last year was very bad. We could not stand outside for literally more than 30 seconds.

We have a harsh winter and we end up staying indoors in the summer because of the Mosquitos. We can’t control the weather but we can control the Mosquitoes epic ..not to mention the potential health risk specially on the kids. Property,

too much Mosquitos in this neighborhood. We are really dare to go out in the summer! Even my own backyard......

Mosquitos are very bad