By nobugsonme on Mar 10, 2008 in Joe Fiorito, Paula Fletcher, Toronto Public Health, bed bug statistics, bed bugs, bed bugs and health, bedbugs, canada, disabled, dr. david mckeown, elderly, homeless, low-income, new york and bed bugs, nyc, ontario, public health, shelters, statistics on bed bugs, toronto, toronto board of health, toronto medical officer of health | 12 Comments
A bit of background:
Toronto has had a serious bed bug problem for some time, just like New York, London, San Francisco, Vancouver–I could go on and on, but you get the idea.
The Toronto Star also has a journalist called Joe Fiorito who wrote extensively and repeatedly about how serious a problem bed bugs were, […]
By nobugsonme on Jan 6, 2008 in 2010 Winter Olympics, Bloor Street, Paula Fletcher, The Star, Toronto City Council, bed bug dog, bed bug protocol, bed bug task force, bed bugs, bed bugs and health, bed bugs and public health, bedbugs, boston, canada, cincinnati, downtown eastside, get rid of bed bugs, getting rid of bed bugs, health, health department, laundry, london, new york city, notifying tenants, nyc, ontario, politicians, purity pest control, san francisco, south of bloor, toronto, vancouver | 0 Comments
Jennifer Brown of The Star reports that Toronto politician Paula Fletcher is agitated about bed bugs–and trying to do something about them.
She wants the health department to investigate whether they’re a health hazard:
Toronto Councillor Paula Fletcher (Ward 30, Toronto-Danforth) has received so many calls from constituents she’s asked the health department to declare them a […]
By Nobugsonme on Nov 15, 2007 in East Toronto, Paula Fletcher, Toronto City Council, bed bugs, bed bugs and health, canada, dust mite photo, dust mites, government, health, misinformation, ontario, public health, toronto, torontoist | 6 Comments
Torontoist: BEDBUG EPIDEMIC! Not To Be Alarmist Or Anything.
Torontoist includes a picture of a dust mite in their article about Paula Fletcher’s move to have bed bugs declared a “health hazard” in Toronto (item viewed 11/15 at 11 am EST). This is precisely why we keep calling for a public education campaign.
(tags: dustmites dustmitephoto […]
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