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| Fines sought to avoid bear kills

Law would target

property owners

By CHRISTIANA WIENS
CONSERVATION officers here
hope 4 proposed law that makes
people responsible for bears at-
tracted to their yards will stop bears
from being killed in the Terrace
district,

Bill 63, which passed the first
reading in Victoria last month,
gives conservation officers the
ability to issue a dangerous wildlife
protection order to residents who
leave garbage and fruit around for
bears.

Last year, 72 bears were killed in
the Terrace district, which includes

THIS BEAR was spotted just ¢ over a week ago on the Nisga’ a Highway. Conservation officers say the slower

Kitimat, Terrace, Prince Rupert and
the Nass Valley. Fifly-six of those
bears were shot by conservation of-
ficers.

The district Is responsible for
more than half of the bear com-
plaints in the Skeena region.

The new law would put the re-
sponsibility for dead bears on the
property resident.

"Bears constantly pay the price
of improper garbage handling,’’
said conservation officer Adrian
Juch May 28.

Juch said conservation officers
have been pushing for the law for
years, He hopes it will become law
before parliament closes for the
summer session.

“We feel that it’s unfair the bear
should have to continue {o pay Cor
the improper handling of bear al-
tractants,’’ said Juch.

The Jaw would allow officers to
use progressive enforcement — in
the form of discussions, orders,
warnings, tickets and, most likely,
$115 to $230 fines.

And, ifa conservation officer rea-
sonably believes a bear, cougar,
coyote or wolf is attracted to land
or premises other than a. private
dwelling, the officer can search the
land or premises withoul a-search
warrant

Farms, and

hunting —_ traps

municipal garbage dumps are sup-
posed to be excused from the legis-

lation.

Particular problems in the Terrace
district include unsecured garbage
— such as bags left at a city curb
the night before garbage day.

Juch said he could see the poten-
tial for some property residents to
cut down fruit trees if bears are at-
tracted to the greening fruit.

“They may actually have to
remove the attractant,’’ Juch said.

Otberwise, he said, fruit trees
need to be pruned, Unused fruit
should not be picked and left out of
the compost.

He‘ added conservation officers
here are aware of certain problem
locations in the area which will be
monitored and addressed this year,

Bruins
are back

FIFTEEN bear sightings
have already been recorded
in the Terrace and Thornhill
area since mid-May, says
the district conservation of-
fice clerk,

As of May 28, 23 bear
sightings had been reported
to the local conservation of-
fice.

Two of the bears spotted
were in Kitimat, one was
near Prince Rupert and five
were secn in the New
Ajyansh area.

That leaves 15 bear sight-
ings in and around Terrace,

Hot spots so far this year
include Kalum Lake Drive,
Kmmm Road in Thornhill

Start to spring means homeowners should be more vigilant about leaving garbage and fruit around.

Slower greenup forcing bears lower

THE BEARS may be coming down
from the mountains to eat valley
greenery, but it won’t be long before
they’re here for the garbage, says a jo-
cal conservation officer.

“They'll soon be switching from
early spring or summer greens to gar-
bage,’”’ said conservation officer
Adrian Juch May 28.

The bears, he explained, move from
grass to, fruit. as.the summer -prog-

resses. But “as berries ‘are slower to ~

ripen this year, Juch said it’s likely

FRBC slashes

they’ll be attracted to local garbage,

compost piles and fruit.

“It’s important to manage those at-
tractants in a proper manner,’” he said.
Juch offered these solutions to ward

off bears:

M@ Keep garbage inside, in the ga-
rage or inaccessible to bears until gar-

bage day.

Mi Don’t put garbage out the night

before.

compost pile.

“'¥ Keep meat ‘and fruit out of your

free of grease.

from a bear if confronted.

slowly,’” said Juch.

Bear spray, he said, has some affect
but shouldn’t be relied on because
canisters can fail or backfire if the
wind-is blowing in the wrong. direc-

HB Keep dog food, barbecue grills
and other bear attractants inside and

Hikers should make a noise when in
the woods and calmly walk away

“Remove yourself and walk away

and the Copper River Road
west of Terrace. Three of
those bears were reported
dead after they were hit by
automobiles.

Lorraine Kerbat at the
conservation office said
many of ihe sightings relate
to one bear, seen repeatedly.

She said despite lingering
snow in the mountains
moving bears into the river
valleys for food, the number
of bears reported is normal
for this time of year.

“We're not overly busy,’’
she said, Peak bear period
begins in July and August.

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 2, 1999 - AT]

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A $17.3 million cut to
Forest Renewal B.C. pro-
Brams in the Skeena-
Bulkley region means the
private sector will play a
larger role in managing
land-based activities, ac-
cording to the regional
director in Smithers,

Butch Morningstar said
without the revenue to
deliver FRBC projects to
First Nations, environmental
and community groups, the
Crown corporation will rely
on its long-term business
partners to involve these
groups in __ silviculture,
watershed restoration and
inventory projects.

Morningstar said FRBC
has just enough moncy this
year to pay for its multi-year
agreements wilh licensees,
but can no longer fund. some
of its partnerships with other
groups.

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the biggest of which is 8C],

* to maintain the partnerships.

‘Before we used to be

able to provide funding

directly to First Nations, en-.

vironmental and community
groups,’’ Morningstar said.
"We now ask thal those
groups enter into partner-
ships with licensees to ac:
complish the same goals,”’
The changes are part of a
major restructuring plan that
has been in the works since
February, and accompany
province-wide spending cuts
announced last Thursday by
Forests Minister David

. Zimbelt.

_ By draining a ‘rainy day”’
fund of. accumulated
stumpage fees, FRBC will
spend a reduced $343 mil-
Hon this year in B.C,

Low forest revenue will
generate only $114 million
for the corporation this year.
- “You have to ask the

question, ‘Arc we in a rainy

day?’ ” Zimheli said Thurs-
day in a media conference
call. ‘‘And we have been for
a couple of years.’”

Only five of 14 workers
will remain at the regional
office in Smithers because
the agency is centralizing
much of its staff in Victoria
offices.

Before the restructuring,
the Smithers office had
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land-based activities, aid for
communities in transition
and the value-added sector
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the funding for the Skeena-
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million, most which will be
spent on land-based ac-
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The licensees have part-

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environmental groups and
will play a larger role in
restoring watersheds or
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’ Four of the workers left in
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based activities, Morning-
stat said.

The corporation will grad-
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munities and workers af-

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No administrators in the
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As well, Forest Renewal
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