News Items tag as: Bears 2016

Relocating three North Okanagan grizzlies was 'the last resort'
October 24, 2016 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Over the weekend, conservation officers tranquilized and relocated three grizzly bears — a mature grizzly sow and her two 10-month-old cubs — from the Cherryville area to their home range in the Monashee mountains.
Family of bears put down after roaming through Kamloops neighbourhood
September 23, 2016 - 4:29 PM

KAMLOOPS - As many as three bears have been killed in the Rayleigh neighbourhood of Kamloops after becoming accustomed to human food, just a short time before they're supposed to hibernate.
Save the life of a bear; don't let your yard be a source of food
September 13, 2016 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - After reports of bears in the Juniper Ridge area unphased by humans, the Conservation Officers Service in Kamloops is warning residents to keep bear attractants out of their yards.
Pilot project brings bear resistant garbage bin locks to Kamloops
September 01, 2016 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - A pilot project in Kamloops aims to find out if there’s a way to keep bears out of human garbage.
Beware of Kelowna bears bulking up on berries and salmon
August 16, 2016 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA – As berries ripen and salmon prepare to run in Mission Creek, the Regional District is notifying the public to be mindful of the increased likelihood of bear encounters.
Bear awareness urged after early season bear activity in the Okanagan
May 25, 2016 - 9:00 PM

PENTICTON - Bear season is in full swing in the Okanagan, with several communities already dealing with bear issues.
Be Careful: Bear spotted on Knox Mountain
May 24, 2016 - 9:47 AM

KELOWNA – Hikers, watch your picnic baskets: A bear was spotted at Knox Mountain Park recently.
Bears beat anti-bear bin at B.C. Wildlife Park
May 20, 2016 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - In the battle between bears and garbage bins, bears have racked up another victory.
RCMP warn about bear near Kamloops elementary school
May 13, 2016 - 8:48 AM

KAMLOOPS – A bear was spotted around Summit Elementary School in Kamloops this morning and the RCMP want parents to be aware.
Bear put down after spending a week in Spallumcheen trailer park
April 20, 2016 - 10:25 AM

‘UP ON DECKS, IN CARPORTS, PUTTING ITS PAWS UP ON GLASS DOORS’
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: Bears 2016

Relocating three North Okanagan grizzlies was 'the last resort'

Family of bears put down after roaming through Kamloops neighbourhood

Save the life of a bear; don't let your yard be a source of food

Pilot project brings bear resistant garbage bin locks to Kamloops

Beware of Kelowna bears bulking up on berries and salmon

Bear awareness urged after early season bear activity in the Okanagan

Be Careful: Bear spotted on Knox Mountain

Bears beat anti-bear bin at B.C. Wildlife Park

RCMP warn about bear near Kamloops elementary school

Bear put down after spending a week in Spallumcheen trailer park

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