Kirkland Lake Mayor Stacy Wight will, at a future meeting, bring forth a motion regarding the aerial spraying of herbicides in northern Ontario.

Speaking with the Northern News, the mayor stated “with social media there has been a great call across northern Ontario municipalities to support the public inquiries about using herbicides in our forests.

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“Being contacted personally myself on social media and with individuals coming into the office to speak with me about the use of these herbicides, we know it’s on our continuance’s minds and we want to at least address it at the local level.”

Mayor Wight added that in Quebec various herbicides have been banned for several years.

“We know that even in Ontario it is not permitted for cosmetic use. So, you can’t use these h

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