Welcome to Pesticide Reduction News!

Nov. 26, 2002

Kingston, Ont. -- If you haven't visited PRK's website in the last little while, you'll notice some changes to our format. PRK's website is not just an educational resource for Kingstonians but is now providing a new service, Pesticide Reduction News.

Pesticide Reduction News will provide provocative and interesting content regarding the health risks associated with synthetic pesticide use, as well as the latest by-law developments througout the province and the country. In our first edition, we present a couple of articles regarding our most famous petition signatory, Rob Baker; a recent poll in Toronto showing strong support for a restrictive by-law; and a great piece on some local grade 3 students, whose art work you will see throughout this site.

In fact, the logo on our home page is the work of grade 3 student Jacob Riha, whose submission was selected by a panel of judges as the winning logo. As you navigate our site please take the time to look at what some of our children have to say about pesticides and the environment. We thought that it was only fitting that the most vulnerable group, our children, use their creativity to express their concerns regarding pesticide use in the city of Kingston. The submissions at the top of the page will be used permanently on our site, but please be sure to peruse our Pesticide Reduction Kids' Gallery to view all of the submissions.

We at PRK hope that you are able to put the information on this site to good use in your neighbourhood and reduce pesticide use in your local environment. If you would like to be a part of our efforts, or to contribute some content to PRK News, feel free to contact us for more information.

Best regards,

Pesticide Reduction Kingston Organizing Committee.