On Friday , June 21 , Island View Nursery undergo a randomly pick out inspection by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for Phytophthora ramorum ( an airborne spore - producing plant pathogen that is transport through wind , animals , ground and water that may bear on certain host - eccentric plants ) . " This internal survey was widen in the last yr to admit all greenhouse types ( even those that do not distribute and import / exportation plants ) to control the protection of trade with our border trading partner " , Island View Nursery shared on Facebook .
" Nurseries like ours with pridefulness in our facilities that ensure the practices of skunk and cuss control among other regulatory means can be subject to this airborne pathogen by no demerit of their own and there is no remedy . However , the CFIA has full rights to order the destruction of a business ’ integral stock .
" This flora pathogen is not a conception of nursery themselves , nor is it a product of any type of negligence , wrongful conduct , or malpractice and can pass off despite even the most exceptional plant charge , enfranchisement , and best facility cleanliness and touchstone . We feel it is grossly unreasonable for nurseries to not only be subject to this grade of communications protocol severeness , but to then receive no recompense thereafter . "
Once results are receive in the next hebdomad or two , if one of the greenhouse ’s plants mental test positive , the party will be subject to the protocols that comply . This includes at least 90 days site quarantine on all host - case plant mixture such as Rhododendron sp . , Pieris sp . , Viburnum sp . etc . ( seduce up over 70 % of the baby’s room ’s origin ) regardless if these plants are salubrious .
" If this were to come , during this prison term we would not be capable to sell or discharge product . Therefore , we have made the decision to exit the nursery during this time as to avoid give birth to subject our customers to accompany stringent bio - security step that the CFIA enforces . We would then be govern to undergo merchandise destruction via burning of all industrial plant , good for you or not , in a ripple effect based on propinquity to any confident product(s ) . There is no longer any recompense and no such insurance exists for such loss , so the scale of destruction may impact the future of the operation of our family business " , the society further stated .
They also require to connect with the CFIA directly to partake in your grievance and to take basal communications protocol changes that are less severe towards greenhouse job . " Please also meet your local Government representatives to fight for recompense and/or Elizabeth May ’s office as this office is cognizant of the situation .
" Please accentuate that severe communications protocol that destroy nursery over an issue that is in no way a fault of their own is not only excessive and prejudicial to an entire industry ( locally and beyond ) , it is grossly ineffectual overall . Burning fate or entire stocks every few years understandably has not work to eradicate this airborne pathogen . It is still out in the elements , and this needs to be address and care differently move forwards . "
For more selective information : Island View Nursery2933 McIntyre RoadSaanichton BC V8 M 1W3CanadaT : ( 250 ) 544 - 4802F : ( 250 ) 544-4806islandviewnursery.net
