News Items tag as: Bear Aware

iN VIDEO: Another look at Kamloops bear cub rescue
April 14, 2023 - 11:45 AM

Traffic was stalled in Kamloops earlier this week as two bear cubs struggled to cross a road. But one of the drivers stuck in traffic took matters into his own hands.
People fed this B.C. black bear to get photos: Now it's dead
August 08, 2020 - 8:00 AM

The death of friendly B.C. black bear Huckleberry serves as a sad reminder of the consequences of human interference with wildlife.
B.C. conservation officers move from education to enforcement to keep bears alive
May 25, 2020 - 4:24 PM

As bear sightings rise in the province, B.C. conservation officers are conducting bear attractant patrols to help reduce conflicts, and they are ready to hand you a violation ticket.
WildSafeBC calls on Penticton to keep mother bear and her five cubs safe
May 23, 2020 - 8:45 AM

WildSafeBC is asking people in Penticton be be bear aware after a sow and five cubs were spotted earlier this week in one of the city's neighbourhoods.
Know who doesn't care about COVID-19? Hungry bears out of hibernation
March 23, 2020 - 7:30 PM

The days are getting warmer, coaxing bears out of hibernation in the Thompson and Okanagan regions.
Conservation Service forced to put down aggressive bear in North Okanagan
July 04, 2019 - 3:41 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - A black bear had to be trapped and put down after it became aggressive following multiple visits to a Lumby area trailer park to eat garbage.
WILD WEDNESDAY: Here's how to properly use bear spray
September 05, 2018 - 1:00 PM

WildSafe B.C. is asking everyone to take just a few seconds out of their day to learn how to properly use bear spray.
Garbage carts raided by bear in West Kelowna
September 28, 2017 - 1:00 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A bear visited a West Kelowna neighbourhood for a late night snack of garbage left at the curb ahead of collection day.
Electric fence provides shocking experience for foraging bears
September 25, 2017 - 2:34 PM

OKANAGAN - To a hungry bear, nothing says go away like an electric shock to the nose or face.
VIDEO: Kamloops couple returning from horror film find something really frightening at home
September 12, 2017 - 12:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Millions of people around the world were scared senseless by the movie "It" over the weekend, but a couple living in Kamloops found out what real fear feels like when they returned home from the theatre.
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iN DISCUSSION: ICBC's no fault system criticized
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of June 23. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The op

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Supreme Court will hear case of Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were shaved by Louisiana prison guards
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear the appeal of a former Louisiana prison inmate whose dreadlocks were cut off by prison guards in violation of his religious beliefs. The justices will review an appellate ru

Kelowna strata management firm fined $15K for not doing any managing
A Kelowna strata management company is on the hook $15,000 after it failed to do anything for a property it was managing. According to a June 2 BC Financial Services Authority decision, property manager Robert Tomislav Zivkovic provided &qu

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