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2018 is wrapping up and it has been a busy year for us. In the spring the City became a participant in the National Textile Research and Diversion Program,the first Bee City in Manitoba designated by Bee City Canada, participated in Tidy Up Tuesday, held our annual Eco Day in May and our Enviro Expo in June. In the spring we convinced Mayor Chrest to soil his undies in spirit of soil conservation awareness. This fall we helped plant 96 trees in Kin Park through the CN Ecoconnexions From the Ground up Grant and educated students about the 3 R's in the Brandon Waste Reduction School Challenge thanks to Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba for being the sponsor. We look forward to another successful year in 2019!

Brandon becomes 1st Bee City in Manitoba

On May 14th the City of Brandon received official designation from Bee City Canada as the first Bee City in Manitoba! A Bee City promotes pollinator diversity and the benefit of using native plants in habitat restoration. The comittee will be looking at completing a city-wide pollinator friendly habitat assessment to identify where habitat needs to be improved. The committee held their first educational event at Eco Day in May teaching the public how to make bee houses. The City of Brandon has proclaimed Pollinator week June 17-23rd. For more info on how to become a bee city, school or workplace visit www.beecitycanada.org