*We have a similar longtime movement in #BritishColumbia for same government approved aerial herbicide toxic spraying issue #StopTheSprayBC *

#FirstNations and #environmentalists have denounced the practice of aerial #herbicide spraying on #forestlands for decades. This year, #Indigenous groups in Northern #Ontario have announced a ban on blanket herbicide use, while in #NovaScotia, residents have resorted to peaceful #DirectAction to enforce their own ban.

The #ForestIndustry routinely dumps tons of chemicals like #glyphosate, the main ingredient in #Roundup weedkiller, on logged areas to kill off naturally-regenerated trees and shrubs in favour of commercial #TreeFarms. The problem is, these herbicides are #lethal to frogs, lizards, and salamanders. They wipe out #MedicinalPlants and berry bushes that Indigenous people and #wildlife rely on. Glyphosate, a suspected #carcinogen, #contaminates #rivers and #groundwater far and wide through indiscriminate spraying.

https://watershedsentinel.ca/articles/spray-down/

#CDNpoli #StopTheSpray #Ecocide #CorporateGreed #GreedKills #BanCorporateLobbyists #ForestryReformNow

Is herbicide spray in the forestry sector raising B.C.’s wildfire risk?

Every year in British Columbia, tens of thousands of hectares of clear-cut land is treated to prevent more fire-resistant broadleaf trees from outcompeting harvestable timber.

Global News
Is that the @ELCouncil #toxicspray machine out again? @MarieSharpELC (taken today, #Musselburgh) #stopthespray
Wilderness Committee @wildernews
Toxic chemicals are being sprayed over re-growing forests across Canada. Logging companies are using glyphosate to kill everything but their cash crops, decimating #biodiversity & putting communities at risk. #stopthespray #pesticides #toxics #biodiversity #forests see new paper at wildernesscommitee.org
@SinclairLewis Not these days. Especially in BC where our #NewDeathParty #BCNDP government appreciate #glysophate spraying to increase timber sales while killing off tons of native trees, plants & basically decimating more biodiverse ecosystems. The toxic spraying affects insects/invertebrates/mycelium life too. More toxic spraying = less bees as well. #StopTheSpray #BritishColumbia #Canada