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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1982
Page
20
In McBride British Columbia women express disappointment at an inconclusive study by Dr Shaun Peck on possible links between government spraying and miscarriages. He said he cannot prove or disprove a cause and effect. Between July 7 and 14 1981 crews sprayed 15.96 litres of Tordon 22K on 3.41 hectares along Mountainview Road near the Alberta British Columbia border.
George Muhoho of the United Nations Environment Programme urged global action on water. He warned Canadians and other affluent nations share responsibility for ecological disaster affecting developing regions where contaminated water threatens millions. He called for political will and cited postwar rebuilding as a model for costly but feasible efforts.
The St John River Valley in New Brunswick faces a severe outbreak of forest tent caterpillars, infesting about 600000 hectares of woodland. Residents battle with insecticides and household remedies, as officials warn the infestation could worsen next spring and last until late June.
The Canadian Press reports farmers oppose metrication but officials say there is no evidence it harms crops. Manitoba MLA Harry Enns claims fields burned from miscalculation with hectares and litres, while Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba agriculture officials cite misapplication as a bigger factor and note no specific incidents tied to metric.
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