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Chipman Brook woodland approved for aerial glyphosate spraying spared
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14 and occupied it daily until the permit expired on Sept.
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Chipman Brook woodland approved for aerial glyphosate spraying spared
Concerned residents set up encampment to protest herbicide application
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By Kirk Starratt
Published Oct 08, 2026
A group of concerned Chipman Brook residents set up a protest encampment on a public road next to a parcel of woodland approved for aerial spraying of a glyphosate-based herbicide. The timeframe for the approved application passed without the land being sprayed.…
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