Vancouver Island community considers banning certain sunscreens - BC

Vancouver Island community considers banning certain sunscreens - BC

The Lake Cowichan council is raising concerns about an ingredient in some chemical sunscreens that could be harmful to the local river's ecosystem.

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A Vancouver Island community that draws big crowds as a summer destination is looking to ban certain t types of sunscreen. Lake Cowichan does big business in the summer months, with people coming to camp, cool off in the lake that bears its name or float down the Cowichan River. But the municipal council is raising concerns about an ingredient in some chemical sunscreens that could be harmful to the river’s ecosystem. “We have the second largest…