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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, M ay 5, 20 22 | 10 VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT metrolandparcelservices.ca IS YOUR BUSINESS GROWING? Growing your ecommerce business might seem overwhelming at first. And the last thing you want to worry about is getting your product into the hands of new customers. Metroland Parcel Services can help with timely, reliable shipping at competitive rates. Visit our website to learn more about how MPS can ease your growing pains. SCAN FOR MORE INFORMATION cn.ca COMMUNITY NOTICE ANNUAL VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Every year, CN is required to clear its right-of-way of any vegetation that may pose a safety hazard. Vegetation on railway right-of-way, if left uncontrolled, can contribute to trackside fires and impair proper inspection of track infrastructure. The spray program is not being done for aesthetic reasons. For safe railway operations, CN will conduct its annual spray program on its rail lines in the province of Ontario. A certified professional will be applying herbicides on and around the railway tracks (primarily along the 16 - 24 feet graveled area/ballast). All product requirements for setbacks in the vicinity of dwellings, aquatic environments and municipal water supplies will be met. CN may use the following herbicides and active ingredients: VP480 (Dow), Esplanade (Bayer), Detail (BASF), Arsenal Powerline (BASF), Navius Flex (Bayer), Gateway (Corteva), Hasten NT (Norac), VisionMax (Bayer) using Glyphosate (480g/L or 540g/L), Indaziflam (200 g/L), Saflufenacil (29.74%), Imazapyr isopropylamine (26.7%), Metsulfuron-methyl (12.6%), Aminocyclopyrachlor (39.5%), Paraffinic Oil (586 g/L), Alkoxylated alcohol non-ionic surfactants (242 g/L), Methyl and Ethyl oleate (esterified vegetable oil) 75.20% CN only uses herbicides that have been approved for use in Canada and in the Province within which they are applied. The program is expected to take place from May to October 2022. Visit www.cn.ca/vegetation to see the list of cities as well as the updated schedule. For more information, contact the CN Public Inquiry Line at contact@cn.ca or 1-888-888-5909. APPLICATION FOR NOISE BY-LAW EXEMPTION Notice is hereby given that an application is being made to the Director of Municipal Enforcement Services for the City of Waterloo for an exemption to the City of Waterloo Noise By-law #2010-073 which prohibits amplified sound between the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The applicant, Rana Jaspal, is requesting an exemption as follows: To permit sound through a PA system and religious chants from 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM from Monday, May 16th, until Sunday, May 22, 2022, for a family wedding to take place at 520 Westfield Drive, Waterloo. Anyone wishing to comment on this matter should contact Municipal Enforcement Services no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 9, 2022, in writing at 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4A8, by phone at 519-747-8785 or via e-mail at municipalenforcement@waterloo.ca Questions regarding this event should be directed to our attention. P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941 waterloo.ca Thank you, Unknown Gardener. I saw your handiwork last weekend on Highway 85 northbound, near the Univer- sity Avenue exits, and it made me smile. I know this is why you do the work you do. I'm sure you've seen the Unknown Gar- dener's work, too. He's the man responsible for those flow- er arrangements that pop up on the side of the expressway each spring, formed into the shape of a happy face. "There is no political agenda or secret message to this. I like to make other people happy and seeing these flowers in an unex- pected place can offer a moment of bright- ness to people. And that's worth some- thing," the Unknown Gardener was quoted as saying in 2015. Which was as much the reason for my smile recently as the carefully planted happy face itself. The most recent interview I could find with the anonymous smile-provider was seven years ago, in a 2015 chat with the now-shuttered Red Leather Booth blog. Of course, the Unknown Gardener's work predates the blog by many years more, and a smile came to my face as I pondered his perseverance over all this time. After all, his is no easy task. The Unknown Gardener does his work under cover of darkness, so as to avoid de- tection. I'm sure the anonymity is a bit of a thrill but, on the practical side of things, anonymity provides security. Since the plantings are done on government land OPINION SMILES FOR MILES: A SALUTE TO THE UNKNOWN GARDENER THE UNKNOWN GARDENER DOES HIS WORK UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS, SO AS TO AVOID DETECTION, WRITES MIKE FARWELL MIKE FARWELL Column See - page 11