Into the Weeds Doc

Forestry company Interfor has announced the cancellation of its plans this year to spray glyphosate-based herbicides on forests situated along the north shore of Lake Huron. This decision was announced after the TEK Elders held their anti-spray highway protest on August 14th.

@DeaMille17 @Tablesalt13 This was three years ago. You can check out @stopthespraybc and @intotheweedsdoc for more info. vancouversun.com/news/b-c-gover…

@DeaMille17 @Tablesalt13 @stopthespraybc @intotheweedsdoc These First Nations' resolutions against glyphosate spraying go back thirty years. Hadn't heard of them either, just recently noticed more pages on this website. stopthespraycanada.ca/resolutions/

@DeaMille17 @Tablesalt13 @stopthespraybc @intotheweedsdoc Yes! It's unbelievable that this is continuing when the government is fully aware of the harm causing forests to be more flammable. It's on our food too. safefoodmatters.org/2024/09/05/sci…

🚨 Mad Dog Case on #Glyphosate: Health Canada's #PMRA 🇨🇦 dismisses significance of new science, including #forest studies, leaving us to consider further action. Learn more 👇 safefoodmatters.org/2025/08/18/mad…

Calls for provincial ban on herbicides in forestry are growing in northeastern Ontario. Forestry companies use aircraft such as helicopters to spray thousands of hectares of public land with #glyphosate. Yet Quebec banned glyphosate on its forests in 2001. cbc.ca/news/canada/su…

🚜 EU Member States agreed to ban the endocrine-disrupting #PFAS #pesticide flufenacet. We applaud this decisive action, which aligns with the EU's requirement to protect human health and the environment. pan-europe.info/press-releases…

News outlets such as CBC Radio, CBC News, Windspeaker, ElliotLake Today, and SOO Today covered the Highway Action by TEK Elders and the Chiefs of Ontario on August 14th.

TEK Elder and the Chiefs of Ontario lead a protest against the aerial application of glyphosate-based herbicides within the traditional territories of Ontario’s First Nations. Listen to an interview with Elder Allan McDonald here: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

"Group holds demonstration against glysophate use in northern Ontario" via @CBCRadioCanada cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

"Members of Serpent River First Nation protest herbicide spraying" via @CBCNews cbc.ca/news/canada/su…

"Elders plan direct action on Ontario highway to protest “raining poison from the sky”" via @windspeakernews windspeaker.com/news/opinion/e…

"Elders warn of ecological harm from glyphosate in Northern Ontario" via @elliotlaketoday elliotlaketoday.com/local-news/eld…

"Ontario faces Indigenous backlash over forest herbicide use" via @elliotlaketoday elliotlaketoday.com/local-news/ont…

The TEK Elders speak about the harmful impact of glyphosate on insects, animals, plant life, and the availability of traditional medicine. Show your support: 📍: Meeting place off Highway 17 near the Serpent River Trading Post ⏲️: Thursday, August 14 from 10 AM - noon

Here are some quotes from a small selection of studies on how glyphosate changes ecosystems.

In 2017, the TEK Elders released a position paper on the proposed re-evaluation decision for glyphosate. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources continues to approve aerial spraying on Anishinaabek forests. Read the entire statement at tekelders.ca/tek-elders-gro…

The TEK Elders have been speaking up against glyphosate for many years. Stand with them and the Chiefs of Ontario as they call for glyphosate-based herbicides to be abolished within the traditional territories of Ontario’s First Nations. Learn more: tekelders.ca

Join the TEK Elders and the Chiefs of Ontario TOMORROW at 10 AM as they call for glyphosate-based herbicides to be abolished within the traditional territories of Ontario’s First Nations. Meeting place off Highway 17 near the Serpent River Trading Post. tekelders.ca