Notice of Pesticide Use on Morris-Turnberry Roadsides

Updated

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PESTICIDE USE

Municipality of Morris-Turnberry

 

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

Turnberry-Culross Road – Side Road 30 to London Road
Versteeg Line – Turnberry-Culross Road to London Road
Huron-Bruce Road – London Road to west limit Belmore
Glenannon Road – Gibbons Line to Belmore Line
Salem Road – B-Line Road to Belmore Line
Orange Hill Road – B-Line Road to Belmore Line
North Street – Gibbons Line to West Street
B-Line Road – West Limit Wingham to Harriston Road
Gibbons Line – Amberley Road to North Street
Holmes Line – North Street to Turnberry-Culross Road
Bok Line – B-Line Road to London Road
McLean Line – Amberley Road to B-Line Road
Gilmour Line – B-Line Road to Huron-Bruce Road
Black Line – Harriston Road to Orange Hill Road
Powell Line – Orange Hill Road to Howick-Turnberry Road
Jeffray Line – Howick-Turnberry Road to Huron-Bruce Road
Kieffer Line – Harriston Road to Howick-Turnberry Road
Schiestel Line – Huron-Bruce Road South 470m
Lewis Line – Glenannon Road North 590m

 

The following locations for Wild Chervil (multi year program):

Brandon Road – London Road to Clyde Line
Clyde Line – Moncrieff Road to Cardiff Road
Moncrief Road – Clyde Line to Martin Line
Martin Line – Moncrieff Road to Morris Road
Walton Road – London Road to Brussels Line
Cardiff Road – London Road to Clyde Line
Clegg Line – Morris Road to Cardiff 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.

 

The Municipality of Morris Turnberry 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 Mike Alcock at Morris-Turnberry 519-887-6137 ext 227.

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): 

Mike Alcock
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
Public Works Department
519-887-6137 ext. 227

OR

Steve Ford
Green Stream
1-905-510-1229