The group ‘Stop Spraying New Brunswick’ says the province could employ around 1,000 workers instead of allowing companies to spray glyphosate for its vegetation management programs.
Dr. Caroline Lubbe-D’Arcy says taxpayers pay $2.5 million a year to spray our forest plantations, which also has a negative impact on wildlife.
She says the province should employ people to do the brush cutting like it used to and says there are a lot of New Brunswickers who have that skill but have lost their jobs due to the spraying of glyphosate.
Lubbe-D’Arcy would like citizens to politely ask spray crews to leave out of concern for plummeting deer numbers, as well as potential effects on their family’s health.
Stop Spraying New Brunswick is made up of community groups across the province.
Companies use the spray to kill plant growth during the clear cutting process and to control the growth of vegetation near power lines.
