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Notice is hereby given to all persons in possession of land in accordance with the Weed Control Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter W.5, Section 3, 16 and 23 that, unless noxious weeds growing on their lands within the Municipality of the Township of West Lincoln are destroyed by the date of June 17, 2025, and throughout the season, the Municipality may enter upon the said lands and have the weeds destroyed, charging the costs against the land, as set out in the Act.

The cooperation of all citizens is earnestly solicited.

Tim Carr, Weed Inspector
Tray Benish, Weed Inspector
Dave Lane, Weed Inspector
318 Canborough Street
Smithville, ON
L0R2A0
905-957-3346

List of Noxious Weeds

  • Barberry, common - Berberis vulgaris L.
  • Bedstraw, smooth - Galium mollugo L.
  • Buckthorn, European - Rhamnus cathartica L.
  • Chervil, wild - Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffmann
  • Coltsfoot - Tussilago farfara L.
  • Crupina, common - Crupina vulgaris Cass.
  • Cupgrass, woolly - Eriochloa villosa (Thunb.) Kunth
  • Dodder spp. - Cuscuta spp.
  • Dog-strangling vine - Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar.
  • Dog-strangling vine, black - Vincetoxicum nigrum (L.) Moench
  • Goatgrass, jointed - Aegilops cylindrica Host
  • Hogweed, giant - Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier
  • Knapweed spp. - Centaurea spp.
  • Kudzu - Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr.
  • Parsnip, wild - Pastinaca sativa L.
  • Poison-hemlock - Conium maculatum L.
  • Poison-ivy - Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze
  • Ragweed spp. - Ambrosia spp.
  • Ragwort, tansy - Senecio jacobaea L.
  • Sow-thistle spp. - Sonchus spp.
  • Spurge, cypress - Euphorbia cyparissias L.
  • Spurge, leafy - Euphorbia esula L.
  • Thistle, bull - Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore
  • Thistle, Canada - Cirsium arvense (L.) Scopoli
  • Tussock, serrated - Nassella trichotoma Hackel ex Arech.