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economist sunjtribune environment thursday march 30 2000 11 perfect lawn comes with hefty price studies say by usa queen staff writer studies are proving theres a heavy price to pay for the suburban passion of creating and maintaining the perfect lawn according to york region environmental alliance founder karen woudstra pesticides are being linked to brain lung prostate and breast cancers neurological and reproductive problems childhood leukemia cerebral palsy attention deficit disor der supressed immune dis orders kidney damage lou gehrigs disease and non- hodgkins lymphoma pesticides are poison said woudstra since the european colo nization of canada there has been a desire for homeownr ers to out do each other in achieving the perfect english lawn and garden the competition became more fierce after the second world war woudstra said when it was discovered nerve gases could be used as pesti cides to wipe out pesky weeds and insects environmental alliance is working to eradicate the cos metic use of pesticides woudstra argues organic methods can be used to maintain a satisfactory- albeit less than perfect lawn i personally do not believe my lawn has to look like a green carpet i dont mind the occasional weed or clover in fact i think clover enhances a lawn she said i dont believe your lawn has to look like a golf course phil shaw coowner of keswicks biotech weed control agreed pesticides are overused in the industry but arguing environmen tal groups use individual studies as proof pesticides should be banned rather than weighing ongoing research shaw insisted pesti cides can and should be used responsibly still faced with increasing f markham 905 s foot care 1 clinic is pleased to announce the opening of his private practice ii brian crass chiropodistfoot specialist heel arch pain diabetic foot care general footcare custom foot orthotics ingrown nails plantar warts pediatric foot problems corns callous buying leasing a new carj free sefflislgarbuying tips i km 3ms presented by mo taylobmtrent car consultants as mondappril 3 500 00 pm crosby community centre 210 main st unionville phone 905 4152123 to reserve a spare fflrars march 30 fri march 31 sataprill pun april 2 1 visit our website s jam night with john stewaki fisx head karaol hi i call for dei 29401 1 corner of hwy 7 and mi s8 m d the lasl call i w- free designated driver p for sou and oiir car vi starts lltjopm o aut concerns from residents and pressure from environmen tal groups many municipali ties are moving to restrict or ban the use of pesticides the city of vaughan for example is promoting a pes ticidefree environment although the city hasnt banned the chemicals officials and politicians from aurora and newmarket have also expressed an inter est in joining the campaign against pesticides although they havent adopted formal policies york region has agreed to host a forum on pesticide use may 29 in richmond hill 11111 grand ol opry with carnegie hail see russian violinist eduard minevich and canadian fiddling champion frank leahy battle it out in a sidesplitting comical performance right here in markham dont miss this hilarious show featuring a spectrum of musical styles country folk gypsy traditional jazz swing and classical april 102000 8pm liberty sponsored by health an evening of fun and showmanship following a recent soldout concert in new york barachois comes to the markham theatre to delight the audience for one show only come and experience this bouncy quartet of acadian musicians from pei for an evening of showmanship filled with energy wit charm and musical dynamite tickets are going fast so 5 j show 74g9j monday through saturday 11am to 6pm jx ftpkiwi