In the Media

A selection of articles and blog posts about Bee City Canada
2021 Articles Source Date
City joins Bee City Canada group to help declining bee numbers County Weekly News 26-Oct-21
Belleville is a Bee City Quinte News 25-Oct-21
Midland adds another mural to its growing collection Midland Today 22-Oct-21
EVERYTHING KING: A stinging commentary on wasps Barrie Today 5-Oct-21
Simcoe County abuzz with new ‘Bee City’ designation Barrie Today 21-Sep-21
New green spaces in Lakefield and Peterborough have ecological and social benefits Kawartha Now 22-Jul-21
Delta helping its bees Delta Optimist 11-Jul-21
Bees face potential impacts after mosquito fogging Brandon Sun 10-Jul-21
Reaboro volunteers come together to create a pollinator garden along the Trans Canada Trail Kawartha Now 7-Jul-21
‘Bee City’: Orillia’s Tudhope Park a place for pollinators Simcoe.com 5-Jul-21
Guelph teacher receives 2021 Mike Elrick Environmental Leadership Award Wellington Advertiser 2-Jul-21
City of Timmins plants gardens to attract more pollinators CTV News 29-Jun-21
Duncan is BC’s Newest Bee City Mycowichanvalleynow.com 28-Jun-21
Okotoks named bee-friendly city by national organization CTV News 24-May-21
Please the bees: how to keep your garden pollinator-friendly Collingwood Today 25-Mar-21
Buzz about town: Collingwood named Bee City Collingwood Today 22-Mar-21
Midland Joining Bee City Canada Program and Designating Low- or No-Mow Zones Barrie 360 9-Mar-21
McMaster students lead project to house bees Hamilton Spectator 1-Jan-21
2020 Articles Source Date
Council hopes to sustain buzz over Timmins’ Bee City status Timmins Press 16-Dec-20
Stoked on Science: The A – Z-B is for Bees, including now, me Revelstoke Review 29-Oct-20
Augusta is the place to bee Sudbury Star 23-Oct-20
St. Louis launches beekeeping club Sudbury Star 22-Oct-20
City of Grande Prairie joins Bee City Canada program Northeast Now 21-Oct-20
Unique beekeeping opportunity for Kenora students Kenora Online 17-Oct-20
City committee recommends Grande Prairie join Bee City Canada program Everything GP 17-Oct-20
Delta is a bee city Delta Optimist 24-Sep-20
Buzzzzz … Delta declared a Bee City The Indo-Canadian Voice 23-Sep-20
Delta Declared a Bee City Civic Info BC 23-Sep-20
Amid graves, pollinator garden in Niagara Falls will sustain bees and butterflies Niagara This Week 16-Sep-20
Local food advocates working to have Sudbury designated as a Bee City CBC.ca 25-Aug-20
What this Collingwood man is doing to support monarch butterflies Simcoe.com 23-Aug-20
City itching to bring natural buzz to lakeshore park Barrie Today 31-Jan-20
City of Calgary declared Bee City, promotes pollinators CTV News 24-Jan-20
Calgary Is Now A Designated “Bee City,” And We’re Buzzing! Curiocity 24-Jan-20
City of Calgary declared Bee City, promotes pollinators iHeartRadio 24-Jan-20
It might be winter but Calgary is Canada’s newest Bee City CBC.ca 23-Jan-20
2019 Articles Source Date
The top community stories of 2019 Airdrie Today 31-Dec-19
PHOTOS: North Kamloops park has some new mural art Kamloops Matters 02-Dec-19
Laurier designated as ‘Bee Campus’ Kitchener Today 26-Nov-19
Laurier designated as ‘bee campus’ The Record 25-Nov-19
Vancouver Island University is swarming with bees — and that’s a good thing CBC.ca 18-Oct-19
Vancouver Island University Recognized as a Bee Campus Education News Canada 18-Oct-19
VIU students in Nanaimo have been busy creating haven for bees Nanaimo Bulletin 17-Oct-19
VIU peace garden abuzz with bee achievement Nanaimo News Now 17-Oct-19
Vancouver Island University Recognized as a Bee Campus Nation Talk 16-Oct-19
Wild bees need our protection The Record 23-Sep-19
Council buzzing as it votes to become first ‘Bee Region’ KitchenerToday.com 19-Sep-19
Council aims to create a buzz as first Northern ‘Bee City’ The Daily Press 18-Sep-19
Bolton-Ouest, première ville amie des abeilles laTribune 16-Sep-19
Council to consider “beeing” a Bee City My Timmins Now 09-Sep-19
Local initiatives protect Airdrie’s pollinators Airdrie Today 06-Sep-19
Honey Week talk showcases native bees The Haliburton Echo 03-Sep-19
Barrie designated as ‘Bee City’ for protecting pollinators Global News 24-Jul-19
A ‘honey’ of a story… Barrie achieves Bee City designation Barrie 360 24-Jul-19
Barrie becomes the 30th Bee City in Canada Barrie Today 23-Jul-19
The Buzz About ‘Bee Cities’ American Free Press 22-Jul-19
Guelph has highest number of park volunteers per capita: Report Guelph Mercury Tribune 18-Jul-19
To bee or not to bee? Here is the answer Stratford Beacon Herald 27-Jun-19
Mayor says ‘it’s wonderful’ for Severn to become a Bee City Orillia Matters 24-Jun-19
Bee hive installed at Whitby town hall DurhamRegion.com 21-Jun-19
The City Is Buzzing With Information During Bee Week Discover Airdrie 20-Jun-19
St. Laurent is first ‘Bee City’ in Quebec TheSuburban.com 19-Jun-19
Bit of a buzz in Orillia Barrie 360 17-Jun-19
Buzz, buzz: Orillia designated as ‘Bee City’ for protecting pollinators Global News 17-Jun-19
Free bee event put on at Kitchener Public Library Kitchener Today 16-Jun-19
The buzz is true! Orillia is officially now a Bee City Orillia Matters 14-Jun-19
Qui sont les vrais amis des abeilles au Québec et au Canada? Radio Canada International 14-Jun-19
Save the birds, and the bees please The Record 13-Jun-19
High school student hopes business is abuzz Kamloops This Week 04-Jun-19
Oshawa named a Bee City for encouraging pollinators DurhamRegion.com 03-Jun-19
City of Oshawa designated a bee-friendly city Global News 01-Jun-19
There’s a buzz in the air as Orillia vies to become a Bee City Orillia Matters 30-May-19
“Bee” friendly by putting pollinator plants in your garden in Oshawa Durham Radio News 29-May-19
To bee or not to bee: Orillia chooses the former Simcoe.com 28-May-19
Calgary kids abuzz with excitement at Alberta’s first Bee School Global News 23-May-19
Mississauga is Making Some Bee-Friendly Changes InSauga.com 17-May-19
Bees and kids big winners at Orillia’s Choice Awards Orillia Matters 10-May-19
Aridie becomes Canada’s official 23rd Bee City Airdrie Echo 22-Apr-19
Aridrie is Offically Canada’s 23rd Bee City Discover Airdrie 19-Apr-19
A honey of a place: Why Barrie wants to become a ‘Bee City’ Simcoe.com 15-Apr-19
Bees Create Buzz at Peterborough Church ElectriccityMagazine.ca 10-Apr-19
The simple way we’re making our community garden ‘bee-friendly,’ and how you can do it MyKawartha.com 30-Mar-19
District of Clearwater to become Bee City Clearwater Times 29-Mar-19
From O-Town to Bee City? There’s a buzz about beekeeping in the capital Ottawa Ctizen 26-Jan-19

 

Past Articles Source Date
Ottawa aiming to be a great place to be a bee CBC.ca 19-Sep-18
City combs through application to see if Ottawa should apply for Bee City status Ottawa Citizen 19-Sep-18
Greenwood United Church first church to get Bee City faith designation The Peterborough Examiner 23-Aug-18
Struggling honeybees find refuge on Western campus CBC.ca 21-Aug-18
Four projects showcase Fleming as leader in environmental, natural sciences The Lindsay Advocate 17-Aug-18
Western University steps up efforts to protect bees CTV News London 14-Aug-18
Soothing the sting of neonicotinoids in Guelph The Record 09-Aug-18
ARMCHAIR MAYOR: Make Ottawa a ‘bee’ city Ottawa Citizen 17-Jul-18
Selwyn Township declared as Canada’s 18th Bee City The Peterborough Examiner 11-Jul-18
In the Garden: Bee all that you can bee for bees The Peterborough Examiner 06-Jul-18
Mono buzzes in to become the 16th Bee City in Canada Orangeville Citizen 29-Jun-18
Protecting the pollinators part of Bee City mandate St. Catharines Standard 22-Jun-18
Town of Mono designated a Bee City Orangeville.com 18-Jun-18
Guelph eyes Bee City designation ahead of ‘pollinator event’ at city hall CBC.ca 11-Jun-18
Town of Newmarket designated 14th Bee City in Canada YorkRegion.com 06-Jun-18
Falls to be designated Bee City June 15 StCatharinesStandard.ca 31-May-18
Burnaby high school first to achieve Bee School designation in Lower Mainland BurnabyNow.com 11-May-18
Wheat City becomes a Bee City BrandonSun.com 08-May-18
Wellesley adapting Bee City status NewHamburgIndependent.ca 04-May-18
Waterloo recognized as 12th Bee City in Canada, joining Kitchener and Stratford CBC.ca 05-Apr-18
‘Bee City’ buzz in Niagara Falls NiagaraNow.com 02-Mar-18
Falls wants to be a Bee City NiagaraFallsReview.com 01-Mar-18
Whitby declared 10th ‘bee city’ in Canada and first in Durham Region DurhamRegion.com 03-Feb-18
Protecting Ontario’s native pollinators where you live OntarioNature.org 01-Feb-18
Student club buzzing about bees NanaimoBulletin.com 26-Jan-18
King may become a ‘Bee City’ KingSentinel.com 01-Nov-17
Creating a buzz about bees in Kitchener TheRecord.com 23-Oct-17
The City of Kawartha Lakes is now a Bee City KawarthaNow.com 24-Jul-17
Bee friendly: City of Kawartha Lakes stands up for pollinators GlobalNews.ca 17-Jul-17
West Queen West all a-buzz about new ‘bee hotels’ TheStar.com 20-Jun-17
Halton Region pledges to protect pollinators InsideHalton.com 19-Jun-17
Six ‘bee hotels’ fit for a queen open for the summer in Toronto MetroNews.ca 15-Jun-17
West Queen West has built six new hotels – for bees CBC.ca 14-Jun-17
St. Catharines wants to be a Bee City StCatharinesStandard.ca 30-May-17
Whitby high school first in Canada to be designated as a Bee School DurhamRegion.com 29-May-17
Bee City initiative started by high school student creating more pollinator-friendly spaces in Stratford StratfordBeaconHerald.com 19-May-17
Spring Allergies: Nothing to sneeze at! CTV News Ottawa 27-Apr-17
Stratford considers designating itself a Bee City through national advocacy organization in hopes of celebrating and supporting pollinators StratfordBeaconHerald.com 20-Mar-17
Buzzing about Kamloops becoming B.C.’s first Bee City KamloopsThisWeek.com 25-Jan-17
Kamloops, première cité des abeilles de Colombie-Britannique ici.radio-canada.ca 25-Jan-17
Kamloops to become BC’s First Bee City CBC.ca 24-Jan-17
Kamloops wants to be a Bee City cfjcToday.com 24-Jan-17
A look back on 2016, Toronto’s year of living stupidly: DiManno TheStar.com 31-Dec-16
Gone to the bees The Chestermere Anchor 08-Sep-16
Chestermere working to highlight importance of bees Rocky View Weekly 05-Sep-16
Chestermere becomes Western Canada’s first Bee City CBC.ca 30-Aug-16
Chestermere is Designated as Western Canada’s First Bee City cbj.ca 30-Aug-16
Chestermere, 1re « ville de l’abeille » de l’Ouest canadien ici.radio-canada.ca 30-Aug-16
Welcome to Chestermere: the most bee-friendly city in Western Canada Calgary Herald 30-Aug-16
Encouraging a bee city has many benefits SouthWesterOntario.ca 19-Aug-16
Could Kitchener be next bee city? TheRecord.com 09-Aug-16
Street artist turns his aerosol toward saving the bees TheStar.com 28-Jun-16
Giant bee mural at Bloor and Howland celebrates Toronto’s status as Canada’s first Bee City InsideToronto.ca 24-Jun-16
Urban bees all the buzz with recent focus on pollinators BeachMetro.com 19-Jun-16
What’s the buzz about? TheProducer.com 09-Jun-16
Introducing Bee City Canada Seed.ca 01-Jun-16
Hold the honey – it’s time to celebrate wild bees, says U of T researcher UToronto.ca 24-May-16
What you can do in your garden to help bees and butterflies TheGlobeandMail.com 19-May-16
Making Toronto a Better Home for Bees Torontoist.ca 28-Apr-16
This Earth Day, Bee Positive NowToronto.com 20-Apr-16
The buzz on council’s decision to designate Toronto a Bee City NowToronto.com 20-Apr-16
T.O Bee or not T.O. Bee TheVarsity.ca 07-Mar-16
Q&A: How to save our disappearing bees TorontoSun.com 05-Mar-16
Toronto could become first Canadian Bee City TheStar.com 26-Feb-16
Toronto set to become Canada’s first official ‘Bee City’ TheWeatherNetwork.com 26-Feb-16
Toronto to become Canada’s first official ‘Bee City’ MetroNews.ca 25-Feb-16
Push to declare Toronto a ‘Bee City’ TorontoSun.com 18-Feb-16
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