PUBLIC NOTICE

A vegetation control program will be carried out on Cape Breton Central Nova S cotia Railway lines ( CBNS) within the Province of Nova Scotia from June 15 to September 30th. This program will be c onfined to C BNS’s r ight-ofway on his rail l ines from Truro to Havre Boucher (going through or n ear the t owns o f Afton Station, Antigonish, Avondale, Barneys River, Brierly Brook, Egerton, Eureka, Glengarry S tation, Hopewell, J ames River, Lansdowne Station, Linwood, Marshy Hope, Merigomish, Monastery, New Glasgow, Pomquet Station, Riversdale, Salmon River, Stellarton, Tracadie, Union and West River Station). Then from Havre Boucher to Port Hastings (going t hrough the town of Aulds Cove).

This program is necessary in order t o eliminate b rush, weeds and other undesirable vegetation, which constitute a hazard to the public and as well as CBNS employees. If left uncontrolled, vegetation c ontributes to trackside fires, impairs proper inspection of track infrastructure, etc. Authorized and licensed operators (Asplundh Canada ULC, 800-908-9333) in a ccordance w ith t he Environment A ct and Pesticides Regulations under authority of Nova Scotia Environment will apply all herbicides. This program will be subject to all habitation, aquatic and municipal water supply setbacks. It will also be in compliance with the Environment Act and Pesticides Regulations as well as additional terms and conditions in accordance with the Pesticide Approval Application issued by the Nova Scotia Environment.