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Collision kills mother bear, leaves 2 cubs orphaned Lara Howsam
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TWO black bear cubs have been orphaned after a vehicle hit their mother.
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SEBASTIAN Albrecht climbs the Grouse Grind Monday afternoon in pursuit of a record 14 climbs in one day. Albrecht tied a record of 13 climbs last year. This year’s effort raised money for the Royal Lepage Shelter Foundation. See story page 3.
The collision happened June 16 shortly after midnight in the 8000-block of Cypress Bowl Road in West Vancouver. The bear was sent flying over the hood of the vehicle when it was hit head on. WVPD spokesman Cpl. Jag Johal said visibility was a factor in the crash as there is limited lighting in the isolated area. He said that the file is closed and that there will be no further investigation into the crash. The driver of the vehicle claimed to have seen the large black bear cross the road after the collision. One of the passengers believed they also saw a cub. Authorities were called to the scene but were unable to locate the bears. “This is not a common occurrence, but we are in an area of wildlife,” Johal said.“I haven’t come across a collision with a bear in my time here, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.” The unsettled driver returned to the location of the collision the next day to discover a dead mother bear with two distraught looking cubs by her side. The driver immediately notified conservation officers, but unfortunately only one of the cubs was able to be located See One page 4
City seeks Maritime site proposals balldritt@nsnews.com
THE City of North Vancouver has engaged development giant PCI to find a new project for the site of the defunct National Maritime Centre, despite the scathing criticism of one city councillor. At a meeting Monday, city councillors voted 4-3 to “prepare a letter of intent with PCI Group to initiate a working relationship
Municipality engages developer to look for ‘destination attraction’
in order to complete a development plan for Lot 5 which includes a destination attraction and supporting retail, and that staff report back before the end of 2010.” The long-anticipated National Maritime Centre project was killed off in January when the provincial government reneged on two previous throne speech commitments to provide $30 million towards the $70 million project. The museum would have been
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