Posted by Sudbury Northern Life 
Ontario's pesticide ban is now in effect. About 250 pesticide products are banned for sale and more than 80 pesticide ingredients are banned for cosmetic uses.
"By banning the sale and use of pesticides, we've eliminated the unnecessary risk posed by cosmetic pesticides and made Ontario a healthier place," Ontario Minister of the Environment John Gerretsen said, in a release.
Pesticides are now only allowed to be purchased for public health or safety reasons, such as fighting West Nile virus, killing stinging insects, or controlling poisonous plants. Lower-risk and bio-pesticides will still be available.
The Agricultural Adaptation Council will use a provincial investment of $480,000 to establish the Cosmetic Use Pesticides Research and Innovation Program, which will encourage the development of lower-risk pesticides and alternatives.
