West Indian

Once accepted into the program, women had the opportunity to select their preferred destination, with most choosing Toronto or Montréal. Between 1955 and 1961, 580 of the 1600 women who came to Canada as part of the scheme selected Montréal. There were efforts made to spread the women across the country, in particular to rural and western Canada, but most preferred the social and economic opportunities presented by large urban centres.

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• USE PESTICIDES WISELY: ALWAYS READ THE ENTIRE PESTICIDE LABEL CAREFULLY, FOLLOW ALL MIXING AND APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND WEAR ALL RECOMMENDED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE GEAR AND CLOTHING. CONTACT YOUR STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL PESTICIDE USE REQUIREMENTS, RESTRICTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS. NOTICE: MENTION OF PESTICIDE PRODUCTS ON THIS WEB SITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT OF ANY MATERIAL. CONTACTS For more information on the management of West Indian Marsh Grass, please contact: Rodrigo Diaz, Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL, rrdg at ufl.edu

• Bill Overholt, Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL, waoverholt at mail.ifas.ufl.edu

• Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard M.S. 49, Tallahassee, FL 32399; 850-245-2118 (phone);

• Southwest Florida Water Management District.

SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVE PLANTSPlant communities in Florida wetlands are composed of many native species like maidencane (Panicum hemitomon), a native grass that has been displaced by West Indian Marsh Grass. Other native wetland plants include pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia), saw-grass (Cladium jamaicense) and water lilies (Nymphaea odorata). For a complete list of native wetland plants in Florida, please visit this website: 041b061a72