P.E.I. potato farmers plant flower-filled ‘refuge fields’ for pollinators | CBC News:

The mix in Campbell’s field includes seven pollinator species: barley, timothy, alsike clover, yellow blossom sweet clover, bird’s-foot trefoil and phacelia.

The plants flower at different times over the summer, and provide a food source for honeybees, native bee species and other native pollinators.

After the first season, some of the annual plants such as barley will die down, but other plants will come back for a second year, making the fields low maintenance for the farmers.

P.E.I. potato farmers plant flower-filled ‘refuge fields’ for pollinators | CBC News: The mix in Campbell’s field includes seven pollinator species: barley, timothy, alsike clover, yellow blossom sweet clover, bird’s-foot trefoil and phacelia. The plants flower at different times over the summer, and provide a food source for honeybees, native bee species and other native pollinators.After the first season, some of the annual plants such as barley will die down, but other plants will come back for a second year, making the fields low maintenance for the farmers.Read More

Calgary hailstorm that caused $1.2B in damage ranks as Canada’s 4th costliest natural disaster | CBC News:

“We’re looking at the most expensive hailstorm, and I
think the residents on the ground are probably not surprised as they’re
going through the rebuild on this,” Celyeste Power, western
vice-president of the bureau, told CBC News Wednesday.

The storm hit northeast Calgary, Airdrie and Rocky View County hardest.

It
damaged at least 70,000 homes and vehicles, and destroyed entire crops,
as hailstones the size of tennis balls fell at 80 to 100 km/h.

The $1.2 billion is just a preliminary estimate and could rise, Power said, as total costs are finalized in the coming months.

Calgary hailstorm that caused $1.2B in damage ranks as Canada’s 4th costliest natural disaster | CBC News: “We’re looking at the most expensive hailstorm, and I
think the residents on the ground are probably not surprised as they’re
going through the rebuild on this,” Celyeste Power, western
vice-president of the bureau, told CBC News Wednesday.The storm hit northeast Calgary, Airdrie and Rocky View County hardest.It
damaged at least 70,000 homes and vehicles, and destroyed entire crops,
as hailstones the size of tennis balls fell at 80 to 100 km/h.The $1.2 billion is just a preliminary estimate and could rise, Power said, as total costs are finalized in the coming months.Read More