Public Notice: Weed spraying 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE
Pesticide use
For noxious weeds and brush control
Oxford County will be completing rural roadside spraying of noxious weeds and brush to control weed and brush growth under the health and safety exception that affects Public Works on County roads in the townships of Blandford-Blenheim, East Zorra-Tavistock, Norwich, South-West Oxford and Zorra, as well as rural sections of the City of Woodstock. The following pesticides registered under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) will be used: ClearView Herbicide (Registration No. 29752), which contains the active ingredients Aminopyralid (present as potassium salt), and Metsulfuron – methyl, in combination with Gateway Adjuvant (Registration No. 31470), which contains the active ingredients Paraffinic Oil, and Alkoxylated alcohol non-ionic surfactants, Navius FLEX (Registration No. 30922), which contains the active ingredients Metsulfuron – methyl and Aminocyclopyrachlor, in combination with Hasten NT Ultra Spray Adjuvant (Registration No. 31760), which contains the active ingredients Methyl and ethyl oleate (esterified vegetable oil).
Roadside weed and brush spraying will take place on the following Oxford County roads: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 30, 37, 40, 45, 46, 59, and 119.
Weed spraying is scheduled to begin on or after May 18, 2026, and is scheduled to be completed on or before June 30, 2026.
The commencement date is approximate and weather permitting.
Contact for more information
Shawn G. Vanacker, C.Tech., CRS-S, CMM III
Supervisor of Road Operations
Oxford County
519-539-9800 or 1-866-537-7778 (toll-free), ext. 3106