Bear Matters BC

North Vancouver homeowners asked to keep garbage indoors
Linda Nguyen, Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, July 28, 2007

A warning to District of North Vancouver residents during the municipal workers’ strike: Keep those mountains of garbage indoors, or risk attracting out-of-town bears.

Fewer than 10 black bears are thought to live in the populated parts of the district, but that could change quickly as the ripe odour of piled-up garbage drifts to neighbouring municipalities and to the mountain slopes above.

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 Cub’s tragic killing will change how community handles its bear population
Kate Webb, The Province
Published: Sunday, July 29, 2007

The town of Ocean Falls, angry over the shooting of a young orphaned black bear residents had adopted, is facing a grim reality: Their generosity may have played a role in his death.

The year-old cub — which town administrator Peter Offermann had affectionately branded the village “clown” — was snared and shot by provincial conservation officers a week ago after a complaint from a storeowner that a bear had damaged his building.

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TWINS
July 23, 2007
Peter Offermann
peter@oceanfalls.org
Ocean Falls Website

This is the story of two young twins, bears that lived in a remote, beautiful and naturally bountiful corner of the world on the Central Coast of British Columbia.

They spent much of their time in the town of Ocean Falls, once a bustling boomtown of 4,000 people which almost became a ghost town in the early 80’s when the pulp mill which was its lifeblood was shut down.

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STATEMENT
For Immediate Release
2007OTP0093-000886
July 3, 2007
Office of the Premier
PROVINCE MOURNS THE LOSS OF COLLEEN MCCRORY
VICTORIA – Premier Gordon Campbell issued the following statement upon learning of the sudden passing of Colleen McCrory. “British Columbians mourn the loss of one of B.C.’s most distinguished environmentalists, Colleen McCrory. Over her lifetime, Colleen demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to the wellbeing of B.C.’s wilderness and the future of this province.
“A founding member of the Valhalla Wilderness Society and Canada’s Future Forest Alliance, and a winner of the 1992 Goldman Environmental Prize, one of the world’s top environmental prizes, the Governor General of Canada’s Conservation Award and Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Protection of the Environment, she was a tireless champion for the preservation of our province’s natural habitat. “Colleen shared her knowledge with the world, and reminded us of the true value of our forests, our mountains and the wildlife that inhabits them. She built a network of environmental, native, industry, labour and community leaders and helped us work together for the betterment of British Columbia’s wildlife and its people.
“Colleen McCrory’s loss is deeply felt by British Columbians. To her family and her
community, we offer our sincerest condolences.”
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Media
contact:
Mike Morton
Press Secretary
Office of the Premier
250 213-8218

Bear Matters BC note:The family has requested that in lieu of flowers or cards that, for those who wish, donations  be made to the Valhalla wilderness society, Box 329, New Denver, B.C. V0G 1S0.

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