Public Notice of Pesticide Use

May 27, 2015

 County of Huron and Municipality of Huron East

Huron County and the Municipality of Huron East intend to control noxious weeds along the following County and Municipal roadsides under their jurisdiction:

The Following County Road Sides North of Highway 8

  • Benmiller Line & Lucknow Line(Co.Rd. 1), London Road (Co.Rd.4)from Clinton to Blyth, Base Line (Co.Rd. 8) from Clinton to Co.Rd. 25, North Line (Co.Rd. 12) from Seaforth to Co.Rd. 25, Londesboro Road & Kinburn Line (Co.Rd. 15), Winthrop Road (Co.Rd. 17), Belgrave Road (Co.Rd. 20), Donnybrook Line (Co.Rd. 22), Blyth Road (Co.Rd. 25) from Hwy. 21 To Blyth, Sharpes Creek Line, Londesboro Road & Saltford Road (Co.Rd. 31) from Hwy. 21 to Hwy. 8, Amberley Road – both sides (Co.Rd. 86) from Lucknow to Co.Rd. 4.

Anyone not wishing to have the roadside adjacent to their property treated for noxious weeds should contact Bert Middegaal at the Auburn Patrol Yard at 519.526.7231.

The Following Municipality of Huron East Road Sides in the Geographic Township of Tuckersmith:

  • East of Highway 4 and South of Highway 8: Front Road, Tile Road Centennial Road, Stone Road Chislehurst Road, Oak Road, Hensall Road, Walnut Road, Staffa Road, Roman Road, Short Horn Road, Vanastra Road, Sanctuary Road, Kinburn line, Division Line, Hanna Line and Morrison Line north of Rogerville Road.

Anyone not wishing to have the roadside adjacent to their property treated for noxious weeds should contact Bert Middegaal at the Auburn Patrol Yard at 519.526.7231.

Note: It is the responsibility of the property owner requesting no spray to contact the County of Huron 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.

The County of Huron and The Municipality of Huron East will be using one or a combination of the following pesticides. Clearview Herbicide Reg.#29752, Active ingredients Metsulfuron-Methyl and Aminopyralid (present as potassium Salt) Or Escort Herbicide Reg.#23005 Active ingredient Metsulfuron-Methyl and Overdrive Herbicide Reg.#30065 Active ingredients Difluenzopyr (present as sodium salt) and Dicamba (present as sodium salt), or Milestone Herbicide Reg. #28517, Active ingredient Aminopyralid (present as potassium salt) or Garlon XRT Herbicide Reg. #28945, Active Ingredient Triclopyr (Present as butoxyethyl ester) under the Pest Control Products Act. (Canada).

Commencing June 10, 2015 weather permitting and ending July 24, 2015.

For information call:

Mike Alcock, County of Huron, Public Works Department at 1.888.524.8394 ext 3504
or
Steve Ford, Green Stream at 1.905.510.1229

For more information contact:

Susan Cronin, County Clerk
519.524.8394 (ext 3257)
scronin@huroncounty.ca