Vegetation Control

What is vegetation control?

Vegetation control involves the strategic control and removal of unwanted plants, including weeds, bushes, branches, and trees. This vegetation poses risks to assets like power lines and railways, potentially impacting communities and the quality of services delivered.

Notice for Summer 2024

Champlain Township will be treating its infrastructures with herbicides to control vegetation, promote public health and safety, and protect township infrastructures from damage-causing plants.

When: June 1 to August 31, 2024 (weather dependent).

The following guardrails will be treated:

• Blue Corner Road; Sandy Hill Road; Ritchance Road; Greenlane Road West; Pleasant Corner Road West; Pleasant Corner Road East; Pearl Road; Charbonneau Road, and all other township infrastructures.

Herbicides

The following herbicides registered under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) will be used:

• Guardrails: Factor 540 herbicide (PCP #27988) which contains the active ingredient glyphosate (present as potassium salt).
• Sidewalks: Horticultural Vinegar (PCP #30482) which contains the active ingredient acetic acid 

Residents who do not wish to have vegetation adjacent to their property treated, please call the Public Works Department. Residents also have the option to erect a “Do Not Treat” sign in front of their property.