Tag: Bears

Good berry year equals good bear year in Castlegar

Fish & Wildlife Greg Nesteroff -
WildSafeBC says to its knowledge, no bears have been destroyed in and around the community.

City of Rossland seeking Bear Smart status

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Rossland is seeking people to sit on a group that will give them advice on reducing human-bear conflicts as...

Wildlife shelter cares for Kootenay/Boundary bear cubs

News Greg Nesteroff -
A Smithers wildlife shelter is looking after a record 64 orphaned bear cubs, including a dozen from the West...

Castlegar urged not to give up on bearproof dumpsters

News Greg Nesteroff -
Castlegar's WildsafeBC co-ordinator is asking city council not to abandon the idea of communal bearproof dumpsters, even though a...

Rossland mayor helps transport orphaned wildlife

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Rossland Mayor Kathy Moore missed a council meeting this week because she was busy transporting an orphaned bear cub...

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BC Conservation Officers investigating suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola

Fish & Wildlife
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is investigating a suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola after one person was found dead, and a second still missing.

Mercer Celgar’s owner declares US bankruptcy

Business
The company that owns the pulp mill in Castlegar has pulled the trigger on filing for US bankruptcy protection.

First Nations ask court to review Ottawa’s national-interest pipeline designation

Indigenous
Several First Nations are asking a Federal Court to review Ottawa’s decision to list the proposed new oil pipeline to B.C.’s coast as a “project of national interest.”

FortisBC nets $15 million in Q3

Energy & Utilities
The company that provides power to much of the West Kootenay-Boundary saw its earnings hold steady in the third quarter.

Will the BC interior have a bigger voice in Victoria?

Politics
Should communities in BC's interior be encouraged by the fact that incoming premier Lorne Doerksen is from Williams Lake? Possibly, says one politicial science professor.
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