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Union calls for action on bed bugs found in government buildings – CTV News

TORONTO -- The union representing the majority of federal public servants is calling on the government to take some immediate steps to eradicate bed bugs that have infested several of their buildings.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is calling on the federal government to inspect all government buildings across Canada for bed bugs and to offer accommodations for employees to work from home after the insects were found in buildings in Ottawa, Gatineau, Que. Montreal, Hamilton, Toronto and Winnipeg.

Employees have a right to feel safe at work and want assurances that bed bugs wont follow them home and impact their families, the union wrote in a news release. The employer has an obligation to take proactive measures to eradicate bed bugs in all federal buildings.

Three weeks ago, an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada building in Gatineau had to be evacuated after bed bugs were found on every floor. The government told CTV News Ottawa at the time that a treatment on one of the floors did not work and that exterminators had to return for a full-building treatment and treatment of any affected employees homes.

A Shared Services Canada building in Ottawa was also recently treated for bed bugs and cockroaches.

On Tuesday, the union also released a five-second video of a bat flying inside the Terrasses de la Chaudiere (TDLC), a government building in Gatineau, Que.

Andrew Shaver, the Union of National Employees (UNE) national executive vice president, said a joint committee between employees and government officials is needed to make sure action is taken.

We need them to take the health and safety of our members at TDLC seriously, and set up a forum where we stop working in (bat-infested) silos and can finally start working together to get things done, he told CTV News Ottawa.

CTV News Ottawa has reached out to Public Service and Procurement Canada, the department responsible for government administration, but representatives have not responded.

With files from CTV News Ottawa

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Bed bugs found on chairs at Mott Community College – MLive.com

FLINT, MI -- Officials at Mott Community College have removed chairs from a building on the Flint campus after they were notified of bed bugs found on the furniture.

An email sent out Friday, Oct. 18 by Jason Wilson, the colleges vice president of student success services, discusses the discovery of the bugs on Thursday in the Mott Memorial Building student lounge, room 2140.

The chairs have been removed and are being treated, reads the email addressed to faculty, staff, and students. "The other furniture has been secured and isolated from use."

The email further states Dr. Russell Bush, physician director for the colleges Health Services office, has provided resources about this issue.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture all consider bed bugs a public health pest, according to the EPA website. However, unlike most public health pests, bed bugs are not known to transmit or spread disease.

News of the bed bugs at Mott Community College adds to the list of Genesee County schools dealing with the matter.

Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools sent home information with students in recent days cautioning parents of bed bugs found Oct. 2 in a classroom at the districts high school, 1300 N. Linden Road, in Flint Township.

The district is operating under the guidance of the Genesee County Health Department and the Michigan Department of Community Health.

Eddie Kindle, superintendent of Carman Ainsworth Community Schools, stated in an Oct. 14 letter to parents that the health department advised schools not be closed due to bed bugs.

Finding a bed bug does not mean that the school building is infested, Kindle said.

However, the district always works to identify pests, provide thorough inspections of schools and have licensed pest control specialists to treat rooms as appropriate.

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Bedbugs Found In Cases Of Student-Issued iPads In St. Paul – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) After bedbugs were found in iPads issued to students, St. Paul Public Schools is asking students and parents to keep the devices clean.

WCCOS Kate Raddatz shares how many were affected and what you can do to keep your tablet bug-free.

In a letter that went home to families in the St Paul Public School District officials warned parents of dirty iPad protector cases after a spokesperson said bed bugs were discovered in five district-issued tablets.

It was kind of gross, one student said.

Shes a junior at Como Park High School but was not one of the students who had a bed bug issue with their tablet, which are used for school work throughout the year.

Everyone gets an iPad at the beginning of the year and then we return them at the end of the year, but students were supposed to clean them at the end of the year but you dont have to take your case off, the student added.

Thats why the district encouraged students to take their tablets out of their cases to thoroughly clean the case and keyboard with a window cleaner to kill any bacteria.

In a statement to WCCO a spokesperson for St Paul Public Schools said in part:

There is no indication of the presence of any additional pests in any other iPads. However, as the health and safety of our students are our highest priorities, we felt it was responsible and prudent to ask families to maintain the cleanliness of the devices.

Both high school and middle school students are allowed to bring their iPads home at the end of the day, while elementary school students do not.

A spokesperson for the district said there were 5 iPads affected out of the 17,000 they have in the district.

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St. Paul schools say bedbugs have invaded some iPads – PostBulletin.com

ST. PAUL The discovery of bed bugs in five iPads prompted St. Paul Public Schools officials to issue a letter reminding parents and students to keep their devices clean.

We apologize for this situation and the inconvenience it has caused, said Kevin Burns, spokesman for the school district. There is no indication of the presence of any additional pests in any other iPads. However, as the health and safety of our students and staff are our highest priorities, we felt it was responsible and prudent to ask families to help maintain the cleanliness of the devices.

The iPads in question were found at Como High School, Burns said.

The letter, sent to all middle and high school families, gave the following instructions on cleaning the iPad, such as wiping the iPad down with window cleaner and disposing of the paper towels used in the process.

The iPads, used to support personalized learning in the classroom, were being distributed to students at the start of the school year.

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Bed Bugs – Ottawa Public Health

Bed bugs are small, brownish insects about the size of an apple seed. They typically come out at night to bite. Anyone anywhere can get bed bugs.

Bed bugs can be brought into a home on used furniture and used clothing. They can also be brought home in your suitcase after travelling.

Bed bugs can be identified and controlled using a licensed pest control company. There are things you can do to control bed bugs such as thorough vacuuming, steam cleaning, drying clothes at high temperatures, reducing clutter and sealing cracks and crevices.

There are no known diseases spread by bed bugs.

If you have bed bugs you can stop bites by "making your bed an island".

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Public Health Inspectors and Public Health Nurses are available to provide information and to answer questions. Please Note: Public Health Inspectors/Nurses will not visit for the purpose of identifying bed bugs. For more information on bed bugs, call the Ottawa Public Health Information Line at 613-580-6744.

If a tenant has a problem with bed bugs, they should notify their landlord, superintendant or property manager so they can take action to try and control the bed bugs. It is the landlord's responsibility to maintain the rental unit so that it is fit for habitation. It is the tenant's responsibility to cooperate with the landlord to help manage the bed bug problem.

For additional assistance, the tenant/landlord should call 311 and ask for Bylaw Property Standards

Help may also be available for vulnerable clients dealing with bed bugs. If you are a low income tenant, or if you are receiving Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), please call 3-1-1, select your language, then '4' for Social Services.

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