News Items tag as: bear sighting

iN VIDEO: Famous Golden grizzly bear wakes from hibernation
March 25, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A famous grizzly bear at the Grizzly Bear Refuge in Golden’s Kicking Horse Mountain Resort woke up from hibernation earlier this month and the special moment was caught on video.
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.
RISKY BUSINESS: Man picks up cub blocking Kamloops road as momma bear watches
April 13, 2023 - 11:30 AM

Some Kamloops residents were delayed getting home from work last evening as they waited for a mama bear and two cubs to cross the road.
Two young bears trapped and put down in Juniper Ridge
June 14, 2017 - 10:30 AM

KAMLOOPS – Two young bears known to frequent the Juniper Ridge neighbourhood lost their natural fear of humans and officers with the B.C. Conservation Service were forced to put them down.
Three bears feasting on garbage shot in Penticton
September 22, 2015 - 3:00 PM

PENTICTON - Household garbage led to the ultimate demise of a bear sow and its two cubs after the trio became habituated to the easy food source.
Bear sighting on Knox Mountain prompts warning from city
September 11, 2015 - 4:18 PM

KELOWNA - A bear sighting in Knox Mountain Park has prompted a warning from the City of Kelowna.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
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 May 26. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Shuttered Kelowna distillery loses another appeal over $60K unpaid wages
The owners of a shuttered Kelowna distillery have failed in their second attempt to overturn a ruling which ordered the company to pay a former staffer $60,000 in unpaid wages. In two separate April 24 BC Employment Standards Tribunal decis

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

iN VIDEO: Famous Golden grizzly bear wakes from hibernation