Installing bee pollinators on OC Transpo bus shelters isn’t feasible, staff say [Video]

The city of Ottawa is swatting down the idea of installing pollinators on OC Transpo bus shelters, saying new sloped roofs on the structures would not be suitable for a bee habitat.

Barrhaven West Coun. David Hill asked staff whether the city has explored installing pollinators on city infrastructure, including bus shelters, as part of a Pollinator Bus Shelter Pilot project. Hill notes both Kemptville and Lanark County have installed pollinators on city infrastructure.

In response to the inquiry as part of the environment and climate change committee meeting agenda, staff say with OC Transpo phasing out flat-roofed bus shelters, the new sloped roof shelters “would be unsuitable for a green roof.”

Staff add the “benefits of adding pollinator habitat to bus shelters would be minimal,” noting the city has recently approved changes to the …