Be Bear Aware!

Be Bear Aware!

Bears are active throughout Hope, and even a small food source can draw them into a neighbourhood. A few minutes of cleanup can make a real difference:

🍎 Pick ripe fruit and collect fallen fruit from the ground.
🗑️ Keep garbage secured until collection morning. Put carts out only between 4:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
🍖 Clean your barbecue after each use, feed pets indoors and remove bird feeders.

As salmon season approaches, stay alert near waterways and give any bear you see plenty of space. Never approach a bear or its cubs.

Keeping attractants out of reach helps keep people safe and bears wild.