Current News and
Letters Protesting Propane Cannons

Current News

• Province News Recommends a BAN of Cannons ..........details

• Langley Equestrian center opposes cannons ...............details

• A Langley Resident has filed a formal complaint against a
  blueberry growing neighbour. Please check back for details.

• Starling Trapping, A BCMAL Study, but will MAL
  and the blueberry Industry follow up?? ........................details

• Gov't Guidelines Now Limit Cannon Use .....................details

• FIRB Ruling May Muzzle Cannon Noise .....................details

• Abbotsford Won't Get Involved with Cannons ...............details

• Winemaker has a ball as birds flee ............................details

  . . . . . . . . . . . . News from 2009 . . . . . . . . . . .

• County blueberry growers add to bird-fighting arsenal

• A glut of blueberries, what a shame!

• Vineyards Turn to Falcons

• Cloverdale Group visits City Hall

• Our Cloverdale Protest, Neighbours Fed Up
  with Excessive Cannon Use

• Surrey Group Joins Ban the Cannons

• Justification for cannons fading

• The Farm Practices Protection Act, antiquated legislation protecting ludicrous practices

• Osoyoos Wishes to Ban Propane Cannons

• Yet Another Alternative to Propane Cannons, The American Kestral

• Another Alternative to Propane Cannons, Helium Filled Helikites

• The FVRD/MAL Study finds that propane cannons are ineffective

• Blueberry Cannons are not Going Away, YET!

• The BCFIRB Disappoints

• Abbotsford Council Asks the FIRB to Ban Propane Cannons

• The Blueberry Growers Latest Noise Device: Frost Fans

• Governments should provide some assistance, then ban cannons, Abby. News Editorial

• Blueberry cannon complaints heard

• Farm Industry Review Board asks for public input on propane cannon use

• Farm Industry Review Board to study propane cannon regulations

  
  

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

• Don't Buy Noise Berries
• Valley Blueberry Growers are a Hated Bunch
• Surrey's Blueberry Growing Pains
• Blueberry Growers Blast Senior's Care Facility
• The Dark Side of Blueberries
• Berry Cannon Rules Have Changed
• The Respect is Gone
• Who Really Was Here First?
• Can't Compare Cows to Cannons
• Cannon Rules Are A Farce
• Ban the Blueberry Cannons
• War Zone in Cloverdale
• Noise pollution can impact health
• Utter Disregard for Neighbour's Quality of Life
• Everyone has a Right to Peace & Quiet
• Wakened by cannon fire at 6 a.m.
• How Very Absurd
• It's a war in the fields
• Y'a Think Cannons Aren't That Bad?
• Noise is Noise
• We'll eat blueberries when cannons are banned
• Blueberry Grower says "Screw You"!
• Our Home has Become Unliveable
• Unabated Blasts
• Something Needs to be Done.
  
  
• Letters From Previous Years

• Netting pays for itself on fields 10 acres or less.........B.C. Min. of Agriculture
  
  
• The optimum distance from a cannon is 600 metres .......B.C. Min. of Agriculture
  
  
• Provincial Government's should strictly regulate harmful farming practices ...details
  
  
• Propane Cannons have Limited Effectiveness .......Transport Canada
  
  
• A new standard by which to measure pollution, the standard of "normal"..... details
  
  
• It doesn't affect me, it's not that bad... dtls