CP Rail Vegetation Management POSTPONED

06/03/2021

The Public Safety Division (Public Safety) of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke wishes to advise the community that the CP Rail Vegetation Control measures spraying that were planned for this week have been postponed due to weather constraints.

The work is tentatively planned to take place next week on Wednesday, June 9, and Thursday, June 10, weather dependent.

As a reminder, the spraying will be monitored by staff from Public Safety to ensure that best practices are followed. These include the use of heavy shrouding, which prevents the spray from spreading beyond the track ballast (the stones on which the tracks rest), and no spraying takes place if there is any wind greater than 8 kilometers per hour.

It is important to note that, while the use of herbicides is not ideal, safety must remain a priority. CP Rail has agreed to continue its search for alternate methods of controlling the vegetation.