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Toronto Public Health now has a Bed Bug Action Committee. Action, people. »

By nobugsonme on Mar 12, 2008 in GTA, Joe Fiorito, Reg Ayre, Toronto Public Health, bed bug action committee, bed bugs, bed bugs in toronto, bedbugs, public health, toronto | 4 Comments

Joe Fiorito has another bed bug story in the Toronto Star today. He starts by describing pictures a public health official shows him from infestations he has encountered:
Reg Ayre tapped his computer keyboard and up popped a photo of a polka dot pillow on a lonesome bed; not polka dots. “Those specks are blood,” […]

Reg Ayre of Toronto Public Health: bed bugs a “health concern,” not a “health hazard” »

By nobugsonme on Jan 15, 2008 in Joe Fiorito, Reg Ayre, The Star, Toronto Public Health, bed bugs, bed bugs and health, bed bugs in toronto, bedbugs, health, how to get rid of bed bugs, ontario, public health, toronto | 0 Comments

In some cities, the housing department inspects for bed bugs. In others, it’s public health. Toronto Public Health apparently has jurisdiction over inspections for bed bugs in the city.
Joe Fiorito of Toronto’s The Star spoke with Reg Ayre of Toronto Public Health about why that body can’t legally class bed bugs as […]