Port Moody hosts bear information talk
Find out more about bears at a local presentation. A bear talk is set for 7 p.m. April 27 in the Inlet Theatre at Port Moody city hall. Christine Miller of the North Shore Black Bear Network will speak. Free admission.
Bear attractant checklist
Lock up
• garbage
• recyclables
• green waste/green can
• commercial garbage bins
Get rid of
• open compost piles
• pet food
Be cautious with
• bird feed (keep out of reach of bears or lock indoors at night)
• barbecue grills (clean after use and store indoors)
For more information:
Coquitlam: coquitlam.ca/residents/public+safety/bear+aware+coquitlam.htm; also: Bear Aware co-ordinator Drake Stephens, 604-927-6317
Port Coquitlam: portcoquitlam.ca/citizen_services/pets___animals/bears.htm
Port Moody: cityofportmoody.com/environment/natural+environment/black+bear.htm
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