Public Notice – 2024 Pesticide Use

The County of Lanark and participating municipalities, including the Municipality of Mississippi Mills intend to utilize Wagar & Corput Weed Control Inc. to control weeds along rural roadsides within the County of Lanark

The spraying will occur on pre-selected local municipal and county roads within the County of Lanark.

The contractor will be using the following pesticides registered under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada): ClearView Herbicide (Reg #29752), containing the active ingredients Metsulfuron-methyl and Aminopyralid, (present as potassium salt), and Gateway Adjuvant (Reg #31470), containing the active ingredients Paraffinic Oil and Alkoxylated alcohol non-ionic surfactant.

This pesticide use falls under the exception to the cosmetic pesticide ban mentioned in subsection 7.1 (2) of the Pesticides Act for uses related to the promotion of public health or safety.

Commencing: June 3 through July 5, 2024 (weather permitting).

For further information contact:

• Wagar & Corput Weed Control Inc. - 613-938-2117 (collect calls accepted)

• Lanark County Public Works - 613-267-1353 or toll-free, 1-888-952-6275

• Municipality of Mississippi Mills - 613-256-2064

• Township of Montague - 613-283-7478

• Drummond/North Elmsley Township - 613-267-6500

For information regarding boom and targeted spot spraying of weeds, including details of the specific road sections and how they will be treated, visit the County of Lanark website at www.lanarkcounty.ca. These lists outline the control method to be used, which include boom spraying, targeted spot spraying, hand removals and no spray zones.

Learn more on Vegetation Management in Mississippi Mills.