Two West Prince fish kills under investigation

had it

- July 26, 2011 at 10:14:21

they talk about keeping the cattle away from the brooks but did you ever see the mess along them as bad as they are now with the grass growing in over the side. i think there should be a limit to how many cattle per acre drinking out of the brooks but it should be opened up to good land owners.

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frustrated

- July 26, 2011 at 00:45:00

It was documented in the early 1980's that our province could sustain 67000 acres of potatoes to cope with a sustainable environment. What happened? Our governments encouraged them to get bigger and bigger in growing potatoes, even subsidizing them in clearing land, etc.. So now we are paying the toll. If someone is to blame and be liable, then it's these successive governments. I always found it so ironical the PEI caption "Gentle Island". We're sprayed every week. How's this for a healthy sustainable environment.

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Andre in Cornwall

- July 26, 2011 at 00:44:23

Here Hear All Zapped Out – Richards buddy, not that far up is he; A McQuaid? Isn’t that Johnston, Debbie the Emergency Response Coordinator of PEIDEEF stomping ground that it may just be coordinated and a larger fine; a little extra for coffee at least?

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potato power runs the province

- July 25, 2011 at 20:12:57

The rivers are dying for lack of oxygen from the epidemic in growth of algae and sea lettuce from out of control farming practices. So what does, Richard brown, the brain running the Department of the Environment do? Subsidize and import a machine to harvest sea lettuce in the dying rivers. little wonder we continue to have fish kills in Island rivers. little wonder that cancer is an epidemic on PEI. little wonder health care costs are going through the roof. The only wonder is why anyone would vote these dummies back into office.

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Where is Brown

- July 25, 2011 at 16:14:38

We need a Minister of the Environment. First was 'Potato Baron' George Webster who was like letting the fox in the hen house and wondering why we had no eggs and now we've got do nothing Richard Brown. I am beginning to think these Liberals just have to go...there has got to be something more to politics than grabbing a few hundred thousand in PNP dollars.

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Sandra Boswell

- July 25, 2011 at 16:14:20

I am so tired of these consistent fish kills. These toxic episodes break my heart because I know children and adults are, and will suffer because the abuse of toxic pesticides. The effects of toxic pesticides are generational, which means the ability of these pesticides to cause sickness, and mutate our DNA will continue for all generations to come. Our children and grandchildren will also suffer from exposure to toxic pesticides. Ask David Suzuki, if you don't believe me. These fish kills have been ongoing since the mid to late 1950s. How much poison can the people of PEI tolerate. When will residents finally stand up and safe enough is enough of these toxic pesticides. People wonder why tourism is down. Look around you at all the sickness, cancer, chemical sensitivities, allergies, asthma, heart disease and others. Why would any people want to spend their holidays breathing in toxic pesticides. The government won't even give me an answer on how many tons of toxic pesticides are sprayed here each season. It is public knowledge in other areas of Canada. What is our government hiding. Why won't the Minister of the Environment conduct interviews, and give the public information. I cannot even get information the sea lettuce machine that is trying to bring our rivers and streams back from the toxic effects of pesticides. We need to place more focus on environmental toxins such as pesticides and their negative impact on human health. Every pesticide that is used here needs to be examined for its impact on human health.

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zap on zap off

- July 25, 2011 at 16:13:28

I'd be concerned about the impact on frogs and other amphibians. If they go, so do people.... Time for the government to start getting serious on banning all pesticides and chemical fertilizers (which are bomb making materials), no matter if for residential or farming use. Canada's Green Province..... what a joke my province is. Run by nincompoops! Time to fold the cards and become part of a larger province with a more competent, professional, government.

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Concerned

- July 25, 2011 at 14:37:33

ALL ZAPPED OUT said I wish the Dept of Environment had some competent leadership at the helm, I would rest easier. You are right, they should have someone competent - checking the conditions at the Asphalt plant right on the Trout River in Carleton would be a good start. There has been runoff from there before but no ever seems to be charged and nothing changes!!

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ALL ZAPPED OUT

- July 25, 2011 at 12:17:09

Heavy rain fell in West Prince on both Friday and Saturday nights. ............. Lets get this straight. The rain has been, on occasion, falling heavy since time began. It is not the heavy rain causing this. It is the toxins that are being used are so residual that instead of seeping into the ground and slowly killing humans with cancer, it rapidly flows into the rivers and kills all the smaller creatures instantly. I am expecting a minimal fine being issued here, probably a few thousand dollars. What about the long term? The fish kill is the immediate outcome, what about the permanent damage that is not yet realized? I wish the Dept of Environment had some competent leadership at the helm, I would rest easier.

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  Citizen

  - July 25, 2011 at 15:28:42

  All Zapped Out - You said it all here, there's not much to add. In the short term we need better buffer zones, in the long term we need to focus on agriculture products that don't require so much nitrogen and pesticides.