Past News & Letters
About Propane Cannons

News from Past Years

. . . . . . . . . . . . News from 2008 . . . . . . . . . . .

• New Rules to Quiet Farm Propane Cannons
  from the Maple Ridge Times .......................details

• Propane Cannon Guideline Changes in the
  Fraser Valley for 2008 ...............................details

• Results of a Mtg. with growers & Ministry staff
  to agree to concessions for 2008 ................details

• A Motion to Phase Out Propane Cannons,
  Presented in the BC Legislature ...............details

• A New Cannon Group is Starting Washington State:
  Whatcom Creative Scarecrows .................details

• Bird-control Battle Hits a Wall at Canadian border:
  Whatcom Starling Control Negated ............details

• Washington Growers Take Action vs Starlings:
  Whatcom/Skagit Growers Trap Starlings ....details

• Okanagan Fruit Growers Take Action vs Starlings:
  Starling Control Takes Flight .....................details

• MLA Randy Hawes Opposes Propane Cannons:
  Quality of Rural Life Also Scared Away......details

• Fraser Valley Regional District Opposes Cannons:
  FVRD Recommends a Phase-Out ASAP...details

• The Bradner Communities Propane Cannon Protest:
  Bradner's Propane Cannon Protest ..........details

• News From Previous Years: ....................details

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• Okanagan Fruit Growers Take Action vs Starlings:
  Starling Control Takes Flight .....................details

• Looking to Outlaw Cannons in Chilliwack:
  Complaints are Falling On Deaf Ears ........details

• Agr. Minister Bell to review noise issues:
  Farm cannons poised to spread................details

• Goal is to head off noise conflicts with residents:
  Gov't & Growers to Discuss Cannon Use....details

• Something Needs to be Done.
• It's Like Living in Bagdad!
• Peaceful No More!
• This Horrendous Issue
• 130 Decibel Implement of Torture
• There is no balance, no common sense
• Cannon ban, only solution that makes sense
• Problems with Propane Cannons in the UK
• Urges working for silent farming solutions
• Just introduced to these obnoxious devices
• A Good Cause
• Randy Hawes is "Right On!"
• Right to Farm Abuses Neighbours

• Concerned About Buying Real Estate
• Ban Cannons, Please
• Wants to Join Ban the Cannons
• Nets are the silent solution
• Ban the Cannons Supporters
• Three cheers for Randy Hawes
• We need a total ban on cannons
• Rural Residents Are Beyond Frustrated
• An acute problem in Cloverdale