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Damage to Honey Bee Colonies by Bear Compensation Program

Author: Doug McRory - Provincial Apiarist/OMAFRA
Creation Date: 06 July 2002
Last Reviewed: 29 July 2009

The Damage to Honey Bee Colonies by Bears Compensation Program was established under the Livestock Poultry and Honey Bee Protection Act (Part II). This program which is administered by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, provides assistance to honey bee producers who suffer bear damage.

The purpose of the program is to encourage production of honey in Ontario by having beekeepers report damage caused by bears and by compensating them for losses suffered. Under the program, grants are paid to beekeepers for damage caused by bears to honey bee colonies and hive equipment.

Beekeepers who have suffered bear damage and want to apply for compensation under this program are required to promptly notify the Honey Bee Valuer for their region county or district or by calling Robin Chandra, Financial Officer of the Farm Finance Branch, OMAFRA at 1-888-466-2372 extension 6-3508.

The Honey Bee Valuers appointed by OMAFRA are responsible for investigating claims and determining valuation based on prescribed amounts in provincial regulation (Regulation 731 under the Act). The following amounts are prescribed as maximum amounts:

  1. $35 per colony of bees, and
  2. $75 per hive for equipment

 

The following is a list of Honey Bee Valuers appointed by OMAFRA for the 2009/2010 fiscal year:

REGION/COUNTY/DISTRICT

(Area of Operation)

 Honey Bee Valuer EMAIL ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER
Bruce, Grey
Dave Schuit
 dave.schuit@ontario.ca
519-820-3589
Erika Schuit erika.schuit@ontario.ca
519-820-3589
Elgin, Essex, Chatham-Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Huron, Perth
Mike Steele
 mike.steele@ontario.ca
519-360-8758
Erin Ryan
 erin.ryan@ontario.ca
519-360-8758
Murray Fear
 murray.fear@ontario.ca 519-820-3483
Carolyn Fear
 carolyn.fear@ontario.ca 519-820-3483
Brant, Waterloo, Wellington
Dave MacMillan
 dave.macmillan@ontario.ca 519-820-1083
Henry Kornelsen
 henry.kornelson@ontario.ca 519-766-6559
Haldiman, Norfolk, Oxford
George Caverly
 george.caverly@ontario.ca 519-751-6184
Beth Caverly beth.caverly@ontario.ca 519-751-6184
Collver Caverly collver.caverly@ontario.ca 519-751-6184
Halton, Hamilton, Niagara
Bill Minnick
 bill.minnick@ontario.ca 905-978-0737
Keith Forsyth keith.forsyth@ontario.ca 289-213-1329
Dufferin, Durham, Haliburton, Hastings
Mike Perrin
 mike.perrin@ontario.ca 705-879-5508
Kawartha Lakes, Peel, Peterborough Brenda Perrin brenda.perrin@ontario.ca 705-879-5508
Prince Edward, Northumberland, Simcoe Geoff Luke geoff.luke@ontario.ca 905-995-4183
Toronto, York Nancy Lee nancy.lee@ontario.ca 705-879-9302
Frontenac, Lanark, Leeds & Grenville
Jim Anderson
 jim.anderson@ontario.ca 613-639-9453
Lennox and Addington, Ottawa Brent Halsall brent.halsall@ontario.ca 613-447-4479
Prescott and Russell, Renfrew Faye Bryers faye.breyers@ontario.ca 613-859-8321
Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Karen Whiteman karen.whiteman@ontario.ca 613-298-4098
Algoma, Manitoulin, Muskoka, Nipissing
Noel Shank
 noel.shank@ontario.ca 705-677-5862
Parry Sound, Sudbury Region, Sudbury District Claude Dupuis claude.dupuis@ontario.ca 705-690-9454
Cochrane, Temiskaming
John Carleton
 john.carleton@ontario.ca 705-648-5769
Erin Francoeur erin.francoeur@ontario.ca 705-648-3485
Thunder Bay
Rob Rupert
 rob.rupert@ontario.ca 807-621-1745
Valerie Guenther valerie.guenther@ontario.ca 807-629-8713
Kenora, Rainy River
Tara Breeze
 tara.breeze@ontario.ca 807-938-5330

 

For more information:
Toll Free: 1-888-466-2372 ext 6-4180
Local: (519) 826-4180
E-mail: foodinspection@ontario.ca