The City of Weyburn Parks Department will be basal spraying elm trees for control of Dutch Elm Disease in the City from Oct. 4 to 8, weather permitting.
Spraying operations will be conducted between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m., on the following streets in the area:
· South Hill: First Avenue South to 10th Avenue South; Government Road to Confederation Drive
· Northwest area: First Avenue NW to Third Avenue NW; Scott Crescent to Elgin Street; Saskatchewan Drive
· North : First Avenue North to Fifth Avenue North; Windsor Street to King Street
· Northeast: First Avenue NE to Eaglesham Avenue; 16th Street to Dieppe Drive
Operations will cease between 8-9 a.m. and over the lunch hour from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., when students will be walking to and from school.
Parks staff will only enter properties where written authorization was provided, in addition to the spraying of city-owned boulevard trees.
Orange flagging tape is used to indicate which trees will be treated. Children and pets should be kept away from the flagged trees for a period of 24 hours after the elm tree has been sprayed.
For more information, contact the Parks Department at 306.848.3290 or email [email protected].
