Public Notice of Pesticide Use

Updated

 

Morris-Turnberry and Huron County 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PESTICIDE USE

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

The Following Morris-Turnberry Roadsides:

Cardiff Road- London Road to Brussels Line

Stone School Road – London Road to Clegg Line

Browntown Road – Clegg Line to Brussels Line

Jamestown Road – London Road to Brussels Line

Morris-Turnberry Road – Bluevale to Ramsay Line

C Line Road – Harriston Road to McDonald Line

Gough Road – Brussels Line to McDonald Line

Clegg Line – Brandon Road to Jamestown Road

Higgins Line – North of Cardiff Road

Abraham Line – North of Jamestown Road

Quarter Line – Cardiff Road to Browntown Road

Wheeler Line – Jamestown Road to Morris-Turnberry Road

Mair Line – Brandon Road to Cardiff Road

Ramsay Line – Browntown Road to C Line Road

Keiffer Line – C Line Road to Harriston Road

McDonald Line – Amberley Road to Brussels Line

Brandon Road – London Road to Clyde Line

Clyde Line – Walton Road to Cardiff Road

Moncrief Road – Clyde Line to Martin Line

Martin Line – Walton Road to Morris Road

Walton Road – London Road to Brussels Line

Cardiff Road – London Road to Clyde Line

Clegg Line – Morris Road to Browntown Road

Orange Hill Road – B Line Road to Powell Line

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.

Noxious weeds identified along the right-of-way locations noted above will be sprayed using the following pesticides registered 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 the Municipality of 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 22, 2023 weather permitting and ending approximately June 30 2023.

For information call: (Collect Calls Accepted)

Mike Alcock

Municipality of Morris-Turnberry

Public Works Department

1-519-887-6137 ext. 227

Or

Steve Ford

Green Stream

1-905-510-1229