End Prince Edward Island Fish Kills

A story worth sharing: Bees, Food Supply, Health, Environment, Science, and Politics. By Vida Cropas 2014 “Man did not weave the web of life –he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.” ~Chief Seattle, 1854 Whenever I read something about bees, or fish in peril, I remember the day we left Saskatchewan, my husband Julien, carrying our paralyzed daughter to the car in his arms. It was another drought year, and we were unable to sell, yet there we were, farm chemical refugees fleeing a toxic environment. Our youngest daughter, Madeleine, would literally paralyze every summer, when aerial spraying began; we had no choice. After batteries of tests, doctors, clearly not trained in pesticide poisoning, had diagnosed: "Yet another summer virus or, maybe the onset of juvenile arthritis..." However, little by little, especially after hearing a pilot, in casual conversation, laugh about doused deer not making it out of the field alive, I connected the dots. Later, a friend gave me the “Pesticide Safety Handbook" put out by Saskatchewan Agriculture and Foods (and not doled out to farmers,) which confirmed that pesticide exposure was indeed to blame. It reads, Emergency preparedness: “Pesticide application is a very serious business. Pesticides can cause illness; and they can kill. Their great usefulness rests on their ability to interrupt the life process of insects, fungi, rodents or plants. But many toxic chemicals can have dangerous effects on humans and other animals…Emergency Action –Severe poisoning: Vomiting, loss of reflexes, inability to breathe, uncontrollable muscular twitching, constriction of pupils (to pin point pupils), convulsions, unconsciousness, severe secretion from respiratory tract, fever, thirst, and increased rate of breathing. NOTE: Not all of these symptoms may be evident and they may vary according to the poison and the exposure.” And though all this was known since at least 1996 when the brochure was publish

The govt needs to pull its finger out and DO something to stop this happening - I can't believe it's still going on........

Enough already! Let's get this done. After the air we breathe, water is our most important resource.

It is an outrage that this could continue year after year after year without any effort to improve this situation. Reform election financing so that our government is not buried quite so deeply in the Irving's, shall we say pockets.

Enough is enough!

Janice Sherry needs to be ousted!! Damn You Ghiz!

Ghiz NEEDS TO GO

keep our island healthy, what is more important than our environment?

Alright Ghiz, you are suppose to be protecting our best interests. This would be one of them. A shining example of why you should consult more with watershed groups across PEI. Get it together

It is time for our government to realize that the status quo is not acceptable. We are tired of living on a toxic island. We have a right to clean water, air and soil. I will be voting for the party who promises to clean up our waterways, wells, air and soil and will encourage everyone I meet to do the same.

We have reached the tipping point - time for action!

This needs to stop!!!

Disgusted beyond belief !

How many more dead fish do we need to see before someone actually does their job? It is sickening to watch this happen every single summer.