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TechnographOdds 'N' Ends: 12 million bees released on Canadian highway
By The Associated Press
Posted: 7/1/08 Section: News
ST. LEONARD, New Brunswick - Some 12 million honey bees were released along Canada's largest highway on Monday after a truck transporting them overturned, police said.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the truck carrying 330 crates of bees was traveling on a ramp when the load shifted and the truck overturned. A downpour of rain helped to contain the bees in and around the truck, police said.
"Bees don't like the rain ... thousands of bees are hanging on the back of this truck and on the pavement right behind," said Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesman Derek Strong.
Bee experts from Agriculture Canada were called in to help deal with the accident. Richard Duplain, vice president of the New Brunswick Beekeepers Association, said it's difficult to predict whether the bees would be docile or agitated given their ordeal.
2 caught skinny dipping in Portland reservoirr
PORTLAND, Ore. - Two people caught skinny dipping in a Portland reservoir that is a main source of water for the city nearly caused officials to dump millions of gallons of water and close the facility.
Ryan Langsdorf, 28, and Ashley Moyer, 23, were found in one of two sections of the Mount Tabor Reservoir at about 3 a.m. Saturday during a spell of unusually hot weather. They were cited for trespassing.
But the two were swimming in a section of the reservoir that was not being used. Had that section been in use, water bureau officials say they would have had to dump millions of gallons of water from that pool and possibly shut off the reservoir.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the truck carrying 330 crates of bees was traveling on a ramp when the load shifted and the truck overturned. A downpour of rain helped to contain the bees in and around the truck, police said.
"Bees don't like the rain ... thousands of bees are hanging on the back of this truck and on the pavement right behind," said Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesman Derek Strong.
Bee experts from Agriculture Canada were called in to help deal with the accident. Richard Duplain, vice president of the New Brunswick Beekeepers Association, said it's difficult to predict whether the bees would be docile or agitated given their ordeal.
2 caught skinny dipping in Portland reservoirr
PORTLAND, Ore. - Two people caught skinny dipping in a Portland reservoir that is a main source of water for the city nearly caused officials to dump millions of gallons of water and close the facility.
Ryan Langsdorf, 28, and Ashley Moyer, 23, were found in one of two sections of the Mount Tabor Reservoir at about 3 a.m. Saturday during a spell of unusually hot weather. They were cited for trespassing.
But the two were swimming in a section of the reservoir that was not being used. Had that section been in use, water bureau officials say they would have had to dump millions of gallons of water from that pool and possibly shut off the reservoir.
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