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31 bears killed in Tri-Cities in 2019 ‘Lock it down,’ B.C. Conservation Officer Service advises DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
Christine Conroy, the community librarian supervisor at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library, shows off an Ozobot, one of the pieces of technology patrons can learn about and try. The library is holding a special tech talk event for teens, adults and seniors Jan. 7 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. See story on page 20. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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Conservation officers continue to investigate properties with unsecured waste in a neighbourhood where six bears were killed for being habituated to humans and their food. “It’s very disheartening,” said Sgt. Todd Hunter of the BC Conservation Officer Service, who said his officers are investigating a complaint about waste being left out that was made to his agency from a neighbour in the area. “The city is doing a massive outreach, there’s an advocacy group leaving door hangers and they’re doing enforcement, and still people are
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leaving [waste carts] out,” said Hunter, who said photos of the problem homes were sent along with the report. “We need those businesses and residents in those areas to lock it down,” Hunter told The Tri-City News. His concerns come as the Tri-Cities experienced one of the worst years in recent memory for the number of bears euthanized because they were food-conditioned and habituated to humans, which means they were accessing people’s yards, homes and waste carts for nourishment. As many as 31 bears were destroyed in the Tri-Cities this year, Hunter said. One of the bears was euthanized because it was sick or injured, but 30 were killed because they were in conflict with humans. SEE
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