Quinte West City Council approved a resolution to direct city staff to apply to become a certified “Bee City.”
According to a report from staff, receiving certification from Bee City Canada would help in the efforts to “promote healthy, sustainable habitats and communities for native bees and other pollinators.”
In order to receive certification, municipalities are required to create a Municipal Pollinator Habitat Plan with specific and attainable annual targets to increase pollinator safe lands.
City staff say Buster Alyea Park, in partnership with the Lower Trent Conservation rehabilitation efforts, already aligns with the mission from Bee City Canada.
The city also touted its seedling giveaway program, a tree planting program, and a Tree Canopy and Natural Vegetation Policy that’s been in place since 2019.
