FYI, a note from Medhat:

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On Friday June 4, the first shipment of 400 queens arrived to Calgary
airport. These queens were shipped from Strachan Apiaries, Inc, Yuba City,
California. Queens arrived with the proper certificates and released from
the airport without any problem.

Over the past several days, beekeepers called my office to express their
thanks and gratitude.  We would also like to take this opportunity to thank
all of you for your efforts. I would also like to thank the California queen
producers who cooperated with us to get their inspection and health
certificates ready as required by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency at the
last minute. This positive response from all parties to the Canadian
beekeepers' needs is remarkable.

The change of regulations has allowed the beekeepers to import their queens
from the USA in a controlled and regulated fashion. Now, beekeepers are
trying to catch up with the season. They are importing thousands of queens
to increase their number of colonies for honey production and crop
pollination.

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allen
A Beekeeper's Diary: http://www.honeybeeworld.com/diary/

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