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Stage 4 Outdoor Water Restrictions are in effect. We are also asking businesses and residents to reduce indoor water use by 25%.

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Pesticide and herbicide spraying in your community

The City currently applies some herbicides to control dandelions and other broad leaf weeds. We have established thresholds to determine when to conduct treatments, based on type of site and frequency of use. All sites are assessed prior to treatment to ensure the number of weeds exceed our thresholds.

We apply herbicides more often to sport fields, as they have a high use and too many broad leaf weeds can cause safety issues for users and threaten the health of the turf. For other areas, we apply at a lower frequency, as they have a higher tolerance for weeds.

The City takes the health and well-being of citizens and green spaces seriously, so all herbicides and pesticides are carefully chosen and applied to be the least toxic to off-target plants and animals. Furthermore, all pesticides and herbicides are fully certified by both the federal and provincial governments.

Notification and application signs will be posted in the community before, during and after any necessary applications. Herbicide is not applied within 10 metres of a playground unless the entire area is closed to the public and school sites do not receive applications while students are in attendance. There are also a variety of pesticide-free parks in Calgary. 

We also use some alternative weed management techniques, including using goats to manage Canada thistle and different methods of dandelion control. We continue to explore new techniques throughout the year.

NOTE: applications are weather dependent and may not take place as scheduled.

Vegetation Management for the week of September 2, 2024
Community - Notable Park - Site Specific Location Community Code Quadrant Description of Work
Huntington Hills HUN NW Hard Surface
Houndsfield Heights HOU NW Stump Treatments
Mount Pleasant  MOP NW Shrub Beds/Confederation Park
Sunnyside SSD NW Shrub Beds
Upper North Haven NHU NW Shrub Beds
Varsity VAR NW Stump Treatments
16th Ave. Median Various NW Shrub Beds
       
Bridgeland BRD NE Sportsfields/Shrub Beds
Cambrian Heights CAM NE Ball Diamonds
Carrington CAR NE Shrub Beds
Cityscape CSC NE Sportsfields
Coral Springs COR NE Hard Surface
Country Hills COU NE Shrub Beds
Coventry Hills COV NE Ball Diamonds
Greenview Industrial Park GRI NE Hard Surface
Harvest Hills HAR NE Shrub Beds
Highwood HIW NE Sportsfields
Horizon HOR NE Hard Surface
Martindale MRT NE Ball Diamonds/Sportsfields
Marlborough Community MRL NE Ball Diamonds/Sportsfields
Marlborough Park MPK NE Ball Diamonds
Monterey Park MOR NE Sportsfields/Regulated Weed Control/Shrub Beds
Pineridge PIN NE Sportsfields
Renfrew REN NE Sportsfields
Rundle RUN NE Ball Diamonds
Skyview Ranch SKR NE Sportsfields
South Airways SAW NE Hard Surface
Taradale TAR NE Sportsfields
Temple TEM NE Sportsfields
Tuxedo TUX NE Hard Surface
Vista Heights VIS NE Sportsfields
Westwinds WES NE Turf/Shrub Beds 
Whitehorn WHI NE Sportsfields
Winston Heights WIN NE Sportsfields
       
Auburn Bay AUB SE Turf
Chaparral CHA SE Regulated Weed Control
Civic Tree Nursery LEG SE Preparing area for tree planting.
McKenzie Lake MCK SE Regulated Weed Control
Ogden OGD SE Turf
Parkland PKL SE Regulated Weed Control
Riverbend RIV SE Regulated Weed Control
       
Christie Park CHR SW Regulated Weed Control
Crestmont CRM SW Regulated Weed Control
Evergreen EVE SW Turf
Millrise MLR SW Regulated Weed Control
Shawnessy SHN SW Turf
Shawnee Slopes SHS SW Regulated Weed Control
Silverado SIL SW Regulated Weed Control
Strathcona Park STR SW Regulated Weed Control
Signal Hill SIG SW Hard Surface
Sundance SDC SW Shrub Beds
Upper Mount Royal UMR SW Regulated Weed Control
West Springs WSP SW Regulated Weed Control - Turf
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