Public Notice of Pesticide Use

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PESTICIDE USE

May 21, 2024: The Municipality of Huron East intends to control noxious weeds along the following municipal roadsides through spot spraying where noxious weeds have been identified.

Municipality of Huron East Road Sides East of Highway 4 and South of Highway 8 (Tuckersmith Ward) including:

Front Road
Tile Road
Centennial Road
Stone Road
Chiselhurst Road
Oak Road
Hensall Road
Walnut Road
Staffa Road
Roman Road
Short Horn Road
Vanastra Road
Sanctuary Line
Kinburn Line
Division Line
Hannah Line
Morrison Line north of Rodgerville Road

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.

Huron East 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 Barry Mills at the Municipality of Huron East 1-888-868-7513.

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):

Barry Mills
Municipality of Huron East
1-888-868-7513

Steve Ford
Green Stream
1-905-510-1229