Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 24, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba G Winnipeg free june Bee parasite forces quarantine hives filled with bees found infected by Doug Speirs a deadly parasite that attacks honeybees has found its Way into Manitoba for the second consecutive forcing officials to quarantine about the owned by 40 Honey were isolated after provincial testing found the Honeybee tracheal mite in two batches of bees imported from provincial api Arist Don Dixon the two tainted total Ling packages of were traced to beekeepers in Central and Southeastern Dixon about hives owned by seven producers were quarantined and destroyed last summer after the mite was found in a Load of bees imported from South the which attaches itself to the bees breathing tubes and feeds from its has spread rapidly throughout the United states since its discovery three years ago in Dixon said research indicates the mite Lowers Honey production in infected hives and raises the death rate in bees kept Over the he said it is not known How severe an Impact the mite would have on Manitoba Honey Industry if it is Able to establish itself in the prov its a its not going to do the bees any but it be depicted As a Scourge that going to wipe out the Honey Dixon said the quarantined hives will be isolated until the end of the Honey Harvest and then he said the beekeepers involved will be allowed to Harvest Honey from the quarantined hives because the Honey is not affected by the oat of tit Wess beekeeper Steve Olnick examines his bees at Rockwood he noted his office was inundated with Calls last summer from anxious Consumers who wrongly assumed the mite made Honey unfit for con risky Dixon agreed that not destroying infected hives until after the Honey Harvest is risky because it gives the parasite a Chance to spread to healthy he stressed the member Manitoba beekeepers association has decided it is willing to live with that there would be serious economic at the june 25 Gates open 3 to 11 admission adults under 14 and seniors highlights 92 Citi one couples night 6 until Paul Revere and the raiders on free grandstand also featured coca cola Lucky key treasure Chest in the Arena on the lower South real Canadian super dogs show at the South end of football fifth annual Rabbit show 4h building in the Burger King petting zoo in the the exciting racing Razorbacks 4 5 6 8 in the Pepsi velodrome show with sound effects Wes Harrison and the High diving stage and stunt show in the Amateur Art and sculpture exhibit in the Arena on the lower West comedy Capers 87 with Host Len Andree and the Ted Fraser show featuring the Lenz the Klementis Bob Roger fun in music and Bev Bergeron the stand up Clown on the rothmans Arena hardship for those beekeepers involved if the bees were killed in the Spring because then they be Able to produce a Honey bees imported from the United states require a certificate from the department of stating the hives have been tested and found free of the infected bees imported this year had such Dixon said it would be impossible to guarantee a shipment is mite free without testing every youve got to kill the bees to test youd have to kill every Bee to ensure there Are no the Only sure Way to keep the parasite out of Manitoba would be to prohibit Bee imports from the United he a pianists who rely on imported bees fear their businesses would fold if their Supply of bees is about half of Manitoba beekeepers allow their bees to die each fall and then import new ones in the while the remainder Over Winter their Dixon said it is up to the beekeepers to decide How far the province should go in restricting imports of american its their Industry and they have to determine As an Industry what sort of restrictions they want to impose on he the Industry has decided to accept a certain amount of risk in allowing these things allowing bees in from the in any situations is provincial testing will be completed within a month on samples from weather 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widow of John Zabs Elizabeth of widow of Harry apiaries in the packages of bees imported to Manitoba this but Dixon said it is unlikely any tainted batches will be weve finished testing bees from the High risk were now testing California bees and we feel they Are the lowest but Roy president of the beekeepers said his group wants to see the Border closed to bees from any country with the including the United it the mite is a very serious concern to the Honey Durnin we Are gravely con he said the association will Survey Manitoba commercial beekeepers before mounting any Campaign to Block the importation of american were concerned there is a real threat of an economic Impact if the mite becomes established in the he living with the we will have a disastrous effect on the but we cant move against the wishes of the City permit proposal triggers alarms Bells Over police Protection the City has opened a pan doras Box with its pro posed bylaw requiring Winni Eggers with Home burglar alarms to obtain the thrust of the bylaw is to curb thousands of false there Are other ramifications that should trigger alarm Bells for anyone who has a Home Security whether its monitored by a private firm or is an unmonitored the City expects the bylaw to be in operation by a study by Winnipeg with the Manitoba burglar and fire alarm found 95 per cent of burglar alarms in the City last year were those Calls to police tied up the equivalent of two woman Cruiser cars 24 hours a Day at a Cost of More than members of the cites protect Parks and culture commit tee with the exception of Terry Wachniak Mynarski contend that forcing homeowners to get licences for their alarms is the answer to this by issuing permits for Security police would be Able to discontinue service to any Home where false alarms insurance companies give reduced rates to homeowners with Security would a Home owners insurance be void if police decided not to respond to a Home because there had been a number of false alarms Wachniak is one of the few councillors who seems to have grasped the implications of this proposed its the mandate of the police department to respond to Wachniak there should be no Point at which an essential service is firms specializing in Home Protection systems favor a Richard Vic president of comp scan Protection and president of the alarm Asso said Calgary and Edmon ton have alarm we suggested in a report to the attorney general that a bylaw was necessary to Over come some of the flyby night operations who sell Home Security systems Doort door and when Barry Mullin the customer wants to find the firm they we Felt a bylaw would bring some sanity to the number of people putting in alarm Wear the City must shoulder some of the blame for the proliferation of Home Security in a Canadian police association report showed Winnipeg had fewer police officers per Cap Ita than six other major Canadian Winnipeg had one police officer for every 579 citizens compared with Toronto and Van Couver which had Policeto Citi zen ratios of one to 414 and one to 428 with an increasing number of breaking and reduced police the City forced alarmed citizens to seek Home Protection undermanned now councillors want to regu late Security systems because our undermanned police Force finds false alarms Elmer operations manager for pro Telec said that for now there would be no Cost to License a Home Security in sure it will be Only a matter of time before it will Pokrant it will be Only a matter of time before the City decides to charge for those after there must be administration costs in this new level of two breaking prompted my wife and i to have a monitored Home Security system like others who will be paying their City tax Bills this i pay for police Why should those who have chosen an added form of Protection be forced to get a permit for Security systems after being ripped off by Bur its hard to Swallow being ripped off by the an exceptional ring remount event reset your Diamond 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