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Letter: Bring bee project to Port Moody, please

The Editor, Re. “No joke: Teens are working for the bees” (The Tri-City News, Feb. 14).
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Patrick Zhao and Jason Liao of the Pollinator Project get ready to plant their first pollination garden.

The Editor

Re. “No joke: Teens are working for the bees” (The Tri-City News, Feb. 14).

As an urban gardening advocate and biologist, I was excited to read of the School District 43 students’ project for the bees — that is, until I read further and learned they were carrying out their project not anywhere in the Tri-Cities but near UBC and in a daycare.

This raised a number of questions but, most importantly, why not Port Moody?

Along St. Johns Street, there are a number of weedy lots adjoining businesses that could be converted to urban gardening such as the teens have planned: pollinator wildflowers or plants that would contribute to the beauty of our city.

There are many examples in Vancouver where this has been done in cooperation with the city and private land owners having under-utilized lots. This is also featured at the gardeners school of the ongoing Home and Garden Show in Vancouver.

It would also be convenient to SD43 schools in their environmental programs, encourage private homes’ participation, as suggested by the teens.

The keen interest and persistence of the teens in this project is great. Can it catch on?

Mary Anne Cooper,
Port Moody