Dear Members, The SBDC Board held a scheduled meeting via zoom last night. Among the topics discussed at that meeting was the 2021 Field Day. After significant discussion on the
Category: General Updates
Catch the Buzz – Seasonal Honey Bee Workers, Canada
https://www.beeculture.com/catch-the-buzz-seasonal-honey-bee-workers-canada/
Prairie honey producers face challenges bringing in foreign workers
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsaskatoon.ctvnews.ca%2Fprairie-honey-producers-face-challenges-bringing-in-foreign-workers-1.5351507&data=04%7C01%7C%7Ca4b5a03bca2d42abcef308d8ea191b19%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637516740850373898%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Y5dBzZXCtuoEAl2dBt90YJKCZ7D4b3B9oDz3E4rfVwc%3D&reserved=0
Message to SAWP users to Contact Vacation World ASAP
August 24, 2020 Good afternoon, We have been advised that commercial flights will be extremely limited for the rest of the year. To be able to plan the return of
Wendell Estate Honey awarded Platinum at London International Honey Awards
https://www.yorktonthisweek.com/agriculture/wendell-estate-honey-awarded-platinum-at-london-international-honey-awards-1.24168207
“Burglar bees help spread of honey bee infections”
http://wcvmtoday.usask.ca/articles/2020/07/burglar-bees-help-spread-of-honey-bee-infection.php
CBC interview with Curtis Miedema, CHC Labour Committee Chair
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-5-calgary-eyeopener/clip/15771014-canadian-beekeepers-bringing-in-foreign-worker
The Globe and Mail article on CHC and TFW’s to Canada
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-flight-of-the-beekeepers-nicaraguan-workers-crucial-to-canadas-food/
Memo – Temporary Foreign Workers
Dear Members, Let me begin by saying that I hope all of you are doing well and staying safe. This has no doubt been a very trying time for everyone
2020 Research Assistant Position
Are you looking to be part of an organization committed to Honey Bee Health? Are you interested in research and want to contribute to a project that impacts colony health?