Bear sightings continued over the winter this year and B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service is warning people to keep their garbage and green waste locked up.
"They will be in and out of torpor (hibernation) before they come right out, that's why we're asking people to be vigilant to make sure we don't have attractants," said Sgt. Todd Hunter.
Industrial waste bins and green waste carts can attract bears looking for food.
The most recent statistics show 236 wildlife sightings since November, most of them bears, and up from 175 the same period last winter.
Many of the calls coming in may be for a single bear however, and one bear appears to be frequenting the area between Gates Park and Colony Farm in Port Coquitlam.
