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PO Box 978
781 Marine Park Dr NE
Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P1
Phone: 250-832-8194
Fax: 250-832-3375
Toll Free: 1-888-248-2773
After Hours Emergencies:
1-877-996-3344


Noxious Weed List

Three types of weeds, comprised of 28 species, are listed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food as potential problems in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District. These weeds are separated into the BC Provincial Noxious Weed List and the CSRD Regional Noxious Weed List.

 BC Provincial Noxious Weed List 

  • Annual Sowthistle
  • Canada Thistle
  • Crupina
  • Dalmatian Toadflax
  • Diffuse Knapweed
  • Dodder
  • Gorse
  • Houndstongue
  • Jointed Goatgrass
  • Leafy Spurge
    •  Perennial Sowthistle
    • Purple Nutsedge
    • Rush Skeletonweed
    • Scentless Chamomile
    • Spotted Knapweed
    • Tansy Ragwort
    • Velvetleaf
    • Wild Oats
    • Yellow Nutsedge
    • Yellow Starthistle 
    • Yellow Toadflax

    CSRD Regional Noxious Weed List 

    • Blueweed
    • Burdock
    • Common Tansy
    • Hoary Cress
    • Meadow Knapweed
    • Orange Hawkweed
    • Sulphur Cinquefoil



    Visit the BC Ministry of Agriculture & Food website to see photos and descriptions of the these and other noxious weeds.


    For more information on the Noxious Weed Control Control Program, please contact:
    Hamish Kassa, Environmental Services Coordinator
    Environment & Engineering Services Department
    Direct Line: (250) 833-5942
    Fax (250) 832-8165
    Email:     hkassa@csrd.bc.ca