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economist suntribune municipal matters saturday oct 19 2002 kids help town launch pesticide campaign by kathleen griffin staff writer markham council was entertained by four grade 7 students fromthornhilts st rene goupil catholic school tuesday night performing the spice girls stop right now in a dance routine support ing markhams launch of its pesticide- free education campaign stop right nowwe dont need pes ticides on our lawnshey you always spraying stuffthe town of markham has had enough crooned morgan luters amy bajurny johanna moonan and ashley ostridge to the delight of councillors many st rene students were involved in the official launch last week at thornhills green lane park which coincided with the schools monthly focus on a character trait being a good citizen our students jumped at the chal lenge to participate in the celebration of pesticidefree parks said principal kerry comiskey pupils in grades 4 and 5 also created a mural for the pesticidefree campaign which is now hanging at the markham civic centre following a pilot project in thornhill where six parks in ward 2 were deemed pesticide free for 2002 the town and the york region health department have developed a public education program to help residents learn how to keep a healthy goodlook ing lawn using natural methods we want to make it easy for resi dents to reduce pesticides on their lawns and maintain them using alter nate methods explained councillor erin shapero working with the regions existing materials the town has produced two brochures healthy lawns healthy families which outlines the benefits of reducing pesticides on residential lawns and 1 0 steps to a healthy lawn which details how brochures will be distrib uted to homes in ward 2 as part of the pilot project but they are available to all residents through the town offices information will also be available on the towns website and a helpline has been established with tips on naturaliz ing your lawn and garden that number is 9054157535 as well the town will offer participat ing residents a lawn sign this lawn is pesticide free and safe for all living things to stimulate discussion in neighbourhoods for more information call the helpline above or visit wwwcitymarkhamonca safety kits make their mark a markham teen accepted a cheque for 1000 from the ontario fire mar shals office tuesday night after her name was picked from the dozens who purchased a fire safety kit from the provincial organization in the last year rick morris the provincial represen tative congratulated ms yan as he hand ed over her prize telling council the markham fire department is setting the pace for fire safety in ontario the departments risk watch pro gram its educational programs in schools and its annual support of fire prevention week by opening fire halls to the public combine to reinforce the important fire safety message for resi dents mr morris said office depot what you need what you need to know celebrating 16 years in 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