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CONTRIBUTED By

BOB HASPECK —

JULY 14TH, 1994 was a

"day I’ll never forget. Neither
will my dog “Skeena.” We

had been living in an isolated
cabin some eight kilometres
from the. Yellowhead

Highway. The dog was a

form’ of protection in this

_ self-imposed isolation.

I had decided | that day .

to hike the eight kilometres
_ from the road instead of tak-
“ing the more: comfortable
_ passenger train. The ‘first .
_half- hour of the tek down

the rail line was at a casual
pace. But this ended sudden-

dy. Skeena stopped abruptly!

Her tail curled up as she
‘stared intently at something
coming down. the bank on’
our right. When she stopped,

I stopped.
- My first’ thought was
'. “BEAR!” Sure © enough.

Down the bank came a black’

furry thing. About half the
size of my dog. The cub
totally ignored us, its atten-
;tion drawn -to dandelions-
ue ‘Strawberries * ‘growing .

ong the rail line. Then! .

Here comes Momma! And
she was not pleased. Her
instincts told her. to pro-
tect her baby from danger.
Skeena was closest. The sow
charged. A black blur, spin-
ning in a clockwise motion
was all I could see. I’d lost
the dog! Where’s my dog?

Two complete revo-
lutions. Then the dance
changed direction. Both

animals headed my way. A
few metres in front of me,
the process repeated. This
time, I saw my dog.. Sort
of. She clamped onto a teat
and hung on for all she was
worth, doing her best to turn
the bear away. Undaunted,
the bear charged again. I lost

-on guard

CONST. Rochelle Paten-
, aude stands at attention at
the unveiling of a 30-year
old totem pole in the front
lobby of Skeena Junior Sec-
ondary. School: June 2. The
pole was originally _ carved

, but after years of being in
" storage, was refurbished
and properly mounted
this year by the school’s ..
First Nations art stu- .

BEAR season:.a drive in May to the Nass Valley pro-

» DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO

duced 30 bear sightings. .

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‘the dog again! Momma bear
was still on target. She was _

defending her baby.

My first thought. Ditch.

the pack! Then, run for it.

Bear experts say one should

try to distract the animal. “I
paid good money for this
pack!” I wasn’t going to

- see it destroyed. And where — |

‘to rin? T: “képt ‘the: pack on
and’ teadied “mnyself for the
worst.

The young. sow’s open
jaw was an arms length from
my head, level with my left
shoulder. I swung the ski
pole, hard, making good
contact with the left side of
her jaw. My regular walking
stick, a one inch thick birch
pole, would have broken
her jaw. Though unhurt, the

blow was enough to change

her mind. She veered right
and headed for «the bush.
Her left shoulder making

‘contact with my left shoul-
der, knocking me.on my .

backside. That injury would:
show up later that summer.

~ Skeena was at my feet
panting with tail wagging

ar)

seeming to. say “That’s. it,

fun’s over, let's go!” Our

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“Intimate” encounter | teaches :
respect during bear season |

discussion was very short.

This trip was on hold. -
‘We started back the. way 2

we came. Quicker than be-

“fore. About 50 metres. from
. the. altercation, I turned to

see momma up.on her back

- legs. The cub was ‘still eat-

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_ rhythm - guitarist,
“music style hasn't changed,

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Kaejema, a_ five-piece

4 groove band from Vancou-

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_ , the region this week.

An emerging scene in

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only its label has. The pre-
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bands of all styles, he said.

“Jam bands make people .
think too much about hip-
pies,” Soden said.

The band, together since

» 1999, brings a mix of funk,”

dub and jazz.
Kaejema will be without *
three of its members for the
tour but the low end will be

" filled admirably, said Soden,

ing strawberries, unaware of —

‘the intruders. She gave an
_ animated “HUMPH!"l gave

her a friendly wave, then

. we went our separate ways.

She with her cub. Me with

my dog. All of us somewhat ©

wiser by the whole ordeal.
This incident

had other encounters. with
bears. None though, as in-

_timate. I have -great respect
and admiration for wildlife

remains
* fresh in: my memory. I have

‘s wonders: The first on my |

list to respect are bears. . That
time, I was lucky.

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The two < groups. ‘have’ .
toured Canada together, and -

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“Everybody’s got neat
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-The band is looking for-
ward to visiting the area and

meeting new people because, .

Soden said, different travels
inspire different music.
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