June 1, Pennywise – Trail, Beaver Valley, Rossland

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Jogger narrowly escapes black bear attack in Hills When Francis Levasseur laced up his jogging shoes and headed out from his friend’s farm in the small, remote West Kootenay community of Hills, BC, he had no idea that his afternoon jog on a secluded Rail-Trail would end up with him clinging for his life up a small tree for two hours Landfill Attendant Job Posting Nakusp, BC The RDCK is inviting applications for a landfill attendant at the Nakusp landfill. This is an oncall position with no minimum guaranteed hours. More information including a detailed job description can be found at www.rdck.ca/jobs. Email: humanresources@rdck.bc.ca Web: www.rdck.ca while a large predaceous black bear patrolled below, determined to have a change to its normal springtime vegetarian diet of grasses and horsetail. Screaming at the bear did nothing to deter it after it charged him from about 100 metres away after he yelled and waved a stick in the air. It very nearly grabbed him when it climbed a nearby tree as Francis desperately shinnied up the tree that helped save his life. Fortunately his escape tree was too small for such a large bear to climb. Once when the bear pretended to leave, Francis came down the tree only to have the bear rush in and try to get him again. Just as darkness was approaching and he was running out of strength Francis was rescued by the bravery of Mat Phillips, head of the Hills Emergency Services Society (HESS). Phillips happened to step outside his farm house above the Rail-Trail when he heard distant yells for help. He grabbed his bear spray and machete and with his dog, safely located Francis, drove him home and then reported the incident to the RCMP and Conservation Officers (COs). The COs said they would not be able to make it until morning. The rescue was all in a days work for volunteer HESS First Responders, formed by this small remote community nestled in prime grizzly and black bear country at the head of Slocan Lake where residents deal with emergency issues like highway accidents, and forest fires until help arrives, and action with their own house fires. After the rescue, all seemed OK to Phillips until Francis phoned to say that he had seen an over-turned blue bike further up the Rail-Trail and that there could be another person out there possibly injured or treed by the same bear. So HESS phoned local bear biologist Wayne McCrory –a former head of HESS, and they decided to investigate as the authorities had still not arrived. Armed with McCrory’s .12 gauge bear research gun, they went in on Phillips’ ATV and found the supposed bike was a ski-do left out from the winter. A bear had flipped it over. McCrory, who had done numerous bear incident site investigations in his career, checked the area where Francis had just been treed and concluded that since he found no moose or other animal carcass that the bear might have been feeding on, and no cubs in the area, that the bear had pursued Francis as a predator; something so rare that a study showed that only 56 people had been killed by predaceous black bears in all of North America in over a century since 1900. Concerned for the safety of others who might also be out on the trail, McCrory and Phillips consulted with the RCMP and then went back and posted unofficial closure signs with bright flagging at either end of the trail. The COs arrived the next morning but could not locate the bear. Unfortunately they also could not officially close the trail since that had to be done by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (RSTBC) - the official BC trail authority. Since it was the long weekend and RSTBC would not be in their office for another two days, this left McCrory and the local trail society to informally post more signage. The lack of an immediate legal closure did not sit well with McCrory, a bear risk management specialist who has worked on numerous case studies of injurious bear incidents with national park wardens and BC provincial parks. He has since asked the Minister in Victoria to revise the law so that COs have the legal authority to close any Crown lands when a serious bear or other wildlife issue threatens public safety. As for the lucky and relieved survivor Francis Levasseur: “I am so grateful to Mr. Phillips for rescuing me. I could have died. I will never go out in the bush again without bear spray.” For further information contact: Wayne McCrory, RPbio. Bear biologist. Valhalla Wilderness Society & Slocan Valley Bear Smart Program. waynem@vws.org. 250-358-7796. ~ VWS Slocan Valley Bear Smart Program Some interesting bear facts • Most predaceous and other serious bear attacks can be deterred by properly deploying red pepper bear spray, which a detailed study by renowned bear expert Dr. Stephen Herrero and others has been proven to be more effective than using a firearm. • According to another study by Dr. Herrero (who wrote part of his famous book Bear Attacks at his farm in Hills) and colleagues, only 56 people have been killed by predaceous black bears in all of North America in over a century since 1900 – an average of less than ½ person per year. Most of these attacks involved adult male black bears and some subadult males. • In the 19 years from 1986 and 2005, 277 Canadians were killed by lightning - an average of 10 persons per year. - WS Slocan Valley Bear Smart Program We consider ourselves lucky when we get to see a bear in our yards... but do the bear a favour, after you snap a photo to share with your friends, chase it off. Don’t encourage it to be comfortable around people...it will end badly for the bear :(, we may have a home visit. PHILIP KANIGAN BSc, DMD Notary Public Inc. A Name You Can Trust WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS by appointment Please call 250-365-2289. Ask us about our safety procedures! 2009 Columbia Ave, Castlegar, BC Tel. 250-365-2289 Fax 250-365-2275 www.castlegarnotary.com Wills & Power of Attorneys Representation Agreements Real Estate Purchases & Sales Real Estate Contracts Mortgages/Refinances Changes to Land Titles Subdivisions Easements and more SOLD SEASONAL SERVICES INC. 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Forest Tech explores.... cont’d from pg 5 I hope this sparks something in people.” Packed with poetry, paintings, photography and drawings, The Edge Effect won the contest and now Littler is having the book self-published as a fundraiser for the non-profit magazine The Narwhal. The book includes pieces from 10 different students who are in the Forest Technology Program, Integrated Environmental Planning Program, and Recreation, Fish & Wildlife Program. “We have so many people in the School of Environment & Geomatics that are extremely artistic and creative… and they care a lot about the environment,” says Littler. “There are a lot of people in the industry that have this romantic experience with nature just by spending time working outdoors. I wanted a way to display that somehow and the end result makes me hopeful for the future.” Every little bit helps Before Nielsen introduced the contest to his Forest Health Management class, he started a discussion on what has been described as the “existential threat to our generation.” Wanting to address the topic of climate change in a meaningful way, the class engaged in a spirited debate where there was considerable blame foist upon others. “I expected the blame-shifting because we are human and that’s what we generally do,” says Nielsen, who has been an instructor on the Castlegar Campus since 2012. “I don’t mean to diminish the conversation that took place that day because I was impressed by their thoughtfulness and their enthusiasm. But our innate desire to want to point the finger at someone else was very apparent, especially early in the discussion. I wanted them to become aware of this and of how unproductive a method it usually is in facilitating change.” Nielsen moved to Nakusp when he was 10-years-old and after high school headed off to the University of British Columbia to cont’d on pg 11 OPEN for Business June 1 st The health and safety of our customers and staff are our principal concern. ✔ We have increased social distancing and reduced capacity in our pub and on our patio. ✔ We have installed hand sanitizer stations strategic locations throughout ✔ We have a very strict sanitizing protocol in all our public spaces and room change procedures. ✔ All of our staff check temperatures before reporting to work. We use the best sanitary practices. ✔ We still accept cash, but credit or debit is preferred. All hotel guests are asked to complete a health questionnaire prior to check-in. WELCOME BACK 430 Front St, Kaslo www.kaslohotel.com In the centre of it all... we have room. 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