MEDIA RELEASE

Are you concerned about pesticide spraying in our forests?

Do you want  to know more about this practice in our area? A large gathering is organized by a group of citizens concerned with spraying  and its impact on our health:

Friday, November 18 at 7: 00
Marché Centre-Ville
Tracadie, NB

A total of at least 14,000 signatures to Stop Spraying NB will be presented on this evening. David Coon, leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick, has agreed to accept and table the petition to the Legislative Assembly in Fredericton. He will therefore be present at the meeting.

Of these 14,000 signatures, a total of 8,000 signatures were gathered in the Acadian Peninsula alone in a 3 month period for the ongoing Stop Spraying NB petition campaign (14,000 signatures collected province-wide had already been submitted at the NB Legislature on May 18, 2016). The other 6,000 signatures have been received from all over the rest of the province by many citizens for the group Stop Spraying New Brunswick. The Acadian Peninsula is now part of the provincial movement  STOP SPRAYING N.B. But in addition to the forests, the people of this part of the province are also greatly concerned about spraying in the blueberry fields . "The people of the Peninsula refuse to be poisoned," said Amédée Boucher, responsible for having collected a bulk of signatures, "but signing  the petition is only the first step. It'll take your presence November 18 to leave a clear message to our politicians: enough is enough. " He invites  all organizations who are concerned about our forests, nature, health and future generations, to support them.  Mme. Nancy Benoit, mother of three young children, adds "cancer rates have increased dramatically in New Brunswick and every year, every family is affected by this disease and increasingly young. It is more than time we do something . "  M. Eloi Benoit, for his part, believes "that we must think of future generations and if we continue like this, we're going in the wrong direction. Also, who is taking care of animals? "concludes Mr. Benoit. Please join us!

We have now submitted a total of 28,000 signatures since the campaign began in December, 2015.

For more information in English, contact Francois Couturier at 506-252-7784.
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