Reminder to Residents: Be Bear Wise

The potential for human-bear interactions increases when there are less natural food sources available. This is when food sources such as garbage, fruit trees and bird seed can draw bears into populated areas.

If you have a fruit tree attracting bears, we encourage you to harvest the fruit from the trees to reduce the amount of unwanted visits in your neighbourhood.

Follow these tips to prevent an unwanted visit by bears foraging for food: