A 98-year-old Prince George man was bestowed a unique honour Tuesday by a B.C. researcher.
George Dashwood Sr., a resident at Simon Fraser Lodge, is now the namesake of the rare Lasioglossum Dashwoodi bee species in B.C., said researcher Lincoln Best who was one of several researchers who first found this bee in the Okanagan in 2008.
"There are hundreds of bee species in B.C., but this one appears to live in only one spot in the world and that's at Ripley Lake west of Oliver," said Best, who named the bee to honour the grandfather of his research partner, Graeme Stevens.
"Mr. Dashwood has also donated property in the Cowachin area for conservation purposes," Best said.
Dashwood, who was given a special picture of his namesake bee, said he was pleased, even if he wasn't quite sure how he fit into the whole story.
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