CN Rail Draft Pest Management Plan available for comment until November 12

The Northern Corridor is the focus for a Pest Management Plan
for CN Rail (image from CN Plan outline)

CN Rail has produced its Draft Pest Management Plan for the Northern corridor from Prince George to Prince Rupert, the notice of the document was issued on October 12th which started a one month period for comment.

Why the railway requires the Pest management program is outlined below:

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CN notes that if not manage properly unwanted vegetation can result in a number of potential hazards for railway operations. 

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The  proposed program will involve a range of pesticides and methods of delivery for them.

Products could be applied by ground baed methods, including backpack, wick/wipe applicator, power hose and nozzle, shrouded broom or radiarc sprayer. Mechanical or manual methods may also be used and include hand removal  or cutting, trimming mowing, brush cutters and chain saws.

Once approved, the Pest manage plan is proposed to be in effect from April 2024 and for an additional five years until 2029.

You can access the document through a google search using PMP Confirmation #: CN-24/29-BCW in the Search engine, that will bring up a downloadable document for viewing.

Those wishing to submit comments have until November 12th to do so.

The address to forward comment to is:

Public Inquiry-Pest Management Plan
935 de la Gauchetière Street West
Montreal, Quebec
H3B 2M9

For more information on the program you can call CN at 1-888-888-5909

or by email at contact@cn.ca

More notes on CN Rail can be reviewed through our archive page.