City-wide Adult Nuisance Mosquito Fogging program commences tonight

MEDIA RELEASE:

WINNIPEG June 23, 2006 - Tonight, the City of Winnipeg’s Insect Control Branch will commence an Adult Nuisance Mosquito Fogging Program for the entire City beginning at 10:00 p.m., weather permitting. Until further notice fogging will occur on a daily basis between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Fogging will not occur when temperatures are below 13 Celsius, if there is significant precipitation and/or wind speeds are not conducive for fogging.

The fogging program will occur in the following parks and cemeteries:

• Kildonan Park
• Assiniboine Park
• Crescent Drive Park
• King’s Park
• Maple Grove Park
• St. Vital Park
• St. Vital Cemetery
• Brookside Cemetery
• in addition, all service roads within the Winnipeg International Airport

Crews will also be fogging in the following residential areas:

• Riverbend
• Rivergrove
• Margret Park
• Parkway Village
• Garden City
• West Kildonan
• Norwood Flats
• Norwood
• Old St. Boniface
• Glenwood
• Elm Park
• Norberry
• Victoria Crescent
• St. Vital

The boundaries for these areas are as follows:

West Kildonan

• North Boundary: McPhillips St and City Boundary (at Emes Rd); East on City boundary to Red River.
• East Boundary: City Boundary and Red River (North of Glencairn Rd); South on Red River to Kingsbury Ave.
• South Boundary: Red River and Kingsbury; West on Kingsbury Ave to McPhillips St;
• West Boundary: Kingsbury Ave and McPhillips St; North on McPhillips to City Boundary.

St. Boniface/St Vital

• North Boundary: Red River and Seine River; South along Seine River to Carriere Ave.
• East Boundary: Seine River and Carriere Ave; South on Seine to John Bruce Rd.
• South Boundary: West on John Bruce Rd to St. Anne's Rd; North on St. Anne's Rd to Meadowood Dr; West on Meadowood Dr to Dakota St; South on Dakota St to Novavista Dr; West on Novavista Dr to Red River.
• West Boundary: Red River north to Seine River.

All buffer zones will be respected. Crews will ensure that the insecticide sprayer is turned off 100 meters on each side of a registered property on the front street, side street, and rear lane. (Please note that although the sprayer has been turned off the sound of the sprayer’s engine will continue to be heard.)

Residents who wish to have their primary residence excluded from the fogging program can register in writing to the Insect Control Branch at 3 Grey Street, Winnipeg, MB, R2L 1V2, online at Winnipeg.ca/bugline or by fax at 311. Visit our Web site for more information on how to register for buffer zones. Please allow up to 72 hours for processing.

For information on where City crews will be fogging, citizens are encouraged to visit the Web site at Winnipeg.ca/bugline or call the Bugline at 311.

A Public Service Announcement will be issued daily, providing a minimum of eight (8) hours advanced notification, to advise citizens as to where fogging operations will specifically be occurring on that given night, weather permitting.

The insecticide Malathion for ultra low volume (ULV) applications will be used. This insecticide has been approved for use in Canada by Health Canada (PMRA) – Pest Management Regulatory Agency). Malathion will be used in accordance with federally-approved label directions by licensed pesticide applicators.

The City’s extensive larviciding and barrier treatment programs will continue throughout the City in conjunction with the fogging program.