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Who was Barbara Mitchell?
pesticide ban
pesticide ban
pesticide ban
August 11, 2011
2:00AM
Why does BC government want to ban pesticides with same risks as pickles and cell phones?
Joel Wood
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Nachum Gabler
The busybody tendencies of BC politicians are leading to the further regulation of what had previously been the refuge of green thumbs across the province: green lawns, colorful flower beds, and ripening vegetable gardens.
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