Weed Control - IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
Contact: 311
Click on link below for information on homeowner and/or City Maintenance responsibilities :
- Boulevards maintained by homeowner / occupant
- Yards maintained by homeowner / occupant
- Boulevards maintained by City crews:
- boulevards beside a regional street
- boulevards flanking properties beside a regional street
- ditches where grass has never been planted
- boulevards at the rear of a property
- extended boulevards - meaning a boulevard that is at least 20' wide as measured from the roadway to the sidewalk or property line.
The primary services of the Branch are to effectively and efficiently:
- provide a mowing program for minimizing weed seed production on vacant undeveloped property;
- provide a herbicide treatment program for controlling broadleaf weeds in parks, boulevards and other green space;
- provide support services (mowing of private properties) to the Community Services By-law Enforcement Service
- liaise with 311 to provide service request information.
IPM Program Timelines
Should you have a weed concern please contact 311
Individuals opposed to the use of herbicides can register for a Herbicide Treatment Buffer Zone. Requests are to be submitted in writing to:
Parks and Open Space Division
Integrated Pest Management Services
105-1155 Pacific Ave.
Winnipeg, MB. R3E 3P1
For more information on how you can reduce weeds by keeping a healthy lawn please check out the City of Winnipeg's Organic Lawn Care site.
Last update: 29.04.2011
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