Public Notice of Pesticide Use 2024

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF PESTICIDE USE

The Municipality of Central Huron intends to control noxious weeds along the following municipal roadsides through spot spraying where noxious weeds have been identified.

  • Stone School Line – CR 13 to Maitland Line
  • Airport Line – CR 13 to Bridge
  • Maitland Line – CR 31 to Stone School Rd
  • Fish and Game Line – Bridge to Hwy 8
  • Tipperary Line – Bayfield River Rd to Kitchigami Rd
  • Whys Line – Bayfield River Rd to Hwy 8
  • Porters Hill Line – Bayfield River Rd to Hwy 8
  • Orchard Line – Bayfield River Rd to Dead End
  • Bayfield River Road – Hwy 21 to CR 31
  • Telephone Road – Porter’s Hill Rd to Hwy 21
  • Cut Line Road – Hwy 21 to Dead End
  • Kitchigami Road – Hwy 21 to Dead End
  • Union Road – Hwy 21 to Dead End
  • Black’s Point Road – Hwy 8 to Dead End
  • Bluewater Beach Road – Orchard Line to Maitland Ave

All locations where herbicides will be applied are in rural areas along a highway in which the public has general right of access, but the application does not include any area intended for pedestrian access nor areas where the public is invited to stop such as rest areas or picnic areas.

Central Huron intends to control noxious weeds identified along the right-of-way locations noted above using the following pesticides under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada):

  • ClearView Herbicide (Registration No. 29752), containing the active ingredients: Aminopyralid, present as potassium salt, and Metsulfuron methyl.
  • Hasten NT Ultra Spray Adjuvant (Registration No. 31760), containing the active ingredients: Methyl and ethyl oleate (esterified vegetable oil).
  • Navius FLEX Herbicide (Registration No. 30922), containing the active ingredients: Metsulfuron – methyl and Aminocyclopyrachlor.
  • Gateway Adjuvant (Registration No. 31470), containing the active ingredients: Paraffinic Oil, and Alkoxylated alcohol non-ionic surfactants.

Anyone not wishing to have the roadside adjacent to their property treated for noxious weeds should contact Brady Nolan at the Municipality of Central Huron 519-482-3997.

Note: It is the responsibility of the property owner requesting no spray to contact the person listed above each calendar year prior to the application of weed spray. Property owners requesting no spray will be responsible for all noxious weeds on the road allowance adjacent to their property.

We are controlling noxious weeds under Public Works Exception of the Cosmetic Pesticides Ban for the promotion of public health or safety.

Commencing May 27, 2024, weather permitting and ending approximately June 30, 2024.


For information call (Collect Calls will be accepted):
Brady Nolan
Roads Manager
Municipality of Central Huron
1-866-695-3364
or
Steve Ford
Green Stream
1-905-510-1229