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Westcoast Energy doing business as Enbridge is renewing, revising and updating their current Integrated Pest Management Plan into an Integrated Vegetation Management Plan (IVMP) under British Columbia’s Integrated Pest Management Act and Integrated Pest Management Regulation.

The purpose of this revision is to ensure safe and effective vegetation and invasive weed control by utilizing integrated vegetation management techniques along Westcoast Energy’s pipeline right-of-way, facilities and related infrastructure. This infrastructure exists from Fort Nelson, Ft. St John and Dawson Cr extending though the Groundbirch, Chetwynd, McLeod Lake and Summit Lake area north of Prince George. This IVMP will cover various vegetation management activities within and around the aforementioned communities and their associated regional districts: Peace River, Fraser-Fort George and Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.

The use of pesticides is intended solely within the area to which the integrated vegetation management plan applies.

The IVMP’s proposed effective date will be from the date a confirmation is received From the Ministry of Environment and Parks in spring/summer 2025 until the same date in 2030 respectfully.

Integrated vegetation control measures used under this plan include prevention, biological, cultural, mechanical, manual, and chemical treatments. Under this newly developed IVMP selective chemical treatment methods are intended within the area to which the IVMP applies and may be used alone or in combination with other methods, depending on particular local circumstances. Chemical applications may be completed by any combination of the following methods: stem injection, foliar contact application, backpack hand foliar, spray nozzle and/or ATV/manual spray boom.

Trade names of products that may be included for applications are: Estaprop XT, 2,4-D Amine 600, Tordon 101, Truvist, Navius VM, Sightline, Simplicity, Detail, Clearview, Milestone, Telar, Chontrol Peat Paste, Pyroxasulphone 85WG, Transline, Lontrel 360, Vanquish, Distinct, Overdrive, Banvel, Karmex, Vantage XRT, VP480, Arsenal, Esplanade SC, MCPA Ester 600, Escort, Aspect, Grazon,Tordon 22K, Tordon 101, Garlon (RTU, XRt), Torpedo, Payload, Trillion, Par III, Gateway, Hasten, Ziameter OFX 0309, Merge.

Active ingredients in these products are: , 2,4-D, Aminocyclopyrachlor, Aminopyralid, Chlorsulfuron, Chondrostereum purpureum (biological control), Clopyralid, Dicamba, Dichlorprop-P (2,4 DP), diflunfenzopyr, Diuron, Flumioxazin, Fluroxypyr, Glyphosate, Imazapyr, Indaziflam, MCPA, Mecoprop, metsulfuron-methyl, Picloram, Pyroxsulam, Pyroxasulfone, Saflufenacil, Triclopyr. Surfactants/adjuvants may include; Mineral oil, Methyl &Ethyl Oleate and Siloxylated Polyether.
Note: Alternative products containing any of the active ingredients above, or combinations thereof, may be substituted for the products mentioned in the previous paragraph.

Chemical applications will NOT include ALL of the above listed products. Typically, only one or two products are applied, in localized areas using selective application under controlled conditions by certified professionals.

Diagrams, maps and the draft IVMP document are available and may be viewed by visiting the following website:
• https://www.enbridge.com/bc

A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of this IVMP may send copies of the information to the applicant at the address below within 30 days or may make contact at the following address or phone number:
• Enbridge 3985 – 22nd Ave. Prince George BC, V2N 1B7 (Attn: IVMP)
• 250-960-2034