Calgary - The College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) has sent a letter to Calgary's Mayor and aldermen urging them not to renege on the Calgary pesticide bylaw process deadline of this October.

The bylaw will “ protect over one million Albertans from harmful and highly unnecessary chemicals” reminding them that “it is well established that children are at a greater risk from pesticide exposure than adults. ”

“It appears that administration is hesitating to implement what City Council ask for” says
Robin McLeod of the Coalition for a Healthy Calgary (CHC). “This timeline was established by Council on July 15, 2008 and as one of the stakeholder organizations, we've been waiting to draft the bylaw and have not been contacted until this month. Hearing the administration is now asking for an extension to next spring is unacceptable.”