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THE NEW TANNER2THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010 Nuisance or noxious? Giant Hogweed is a growing problem locallyFrom blisters to blind-list, which would allow you have to wear a pro-ness to potentially fatal weed inspectors to remove tective suit and goggles breathing problems with it from private property, because if you get the sap children, Giant Hogweed if the property owner re-in your eye, you could is being blamed for a long fused to do so.lose it, Benham said on list of health issues as offi -As a nuisance weed Friday, adding there are cials attempt to educate the under the Halton Hills incredible plantations public about eradicating Community Standards of it (Giant Hogweed) the plant, often described Bylaw, landowners are throughout Halton. Plants as Queen Annes Lace on required to destroy it and in the Scotch Block area steroids.remove it. It is the poten-of Halton Hills, on the In recent months, there tial for physical injury Third Line at Five Side has been a spate of calls associated with Giant Road, are being monitored to local offi cials in Halton Hogweed that most con-by the Town, in conjunc-and Wellington County cerns John Benham, a tion with the University of about sightings of the Wellington Country weed Guelph.plant which can grow 10 inspector who cautions Benham said some to 12 feet high, with leaves people about attempting people are reluctant to NUISANCE WEED: This Giant Hogweed, growing in the back yard of a Vic-and fl owers over four feet to remove and destroy the remove Giant Hogweed toria Avenue residence, is listed as a Nuisance Weed and under the Towns across.plants on their own.because it is a beautiful Property Standards Bylaw must be removed by the property owner. The weed While in Ontario the Ive seen all kinds of plant, but once some-must be handled carefully as contact with the sap can cause blisters and breath-plant is listed as a nuisance people tried to remove one has been told that it ing problems. Frances Niblock photoweed, several municipal-it with bad blisters all is a nuisance weed, they ities, including Halton over their arms and legs. coubattle to get rid of Giant way to destroy it is to hire back yard downplayed ld, in this litigious Hills, want it added to the The main thing is to get socHogweed because the a registered pesticide con-Benhams safety concerns iety face a lawsuit if provinces noxious weed the seed head off but someoneseeds can last for up to tractor. saying she had pulled sev- was injured by contact with it.seven years in the ground One Acton homeowner eral of the plants down by AdvertorialBenhamand it comes up all year with several huge Giant hand and never experi- said munici-paround. 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