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Front yard encounter with bear in PoCo Struck by vehicle, a bear charges at a PoCo woman JUSTIN BEDDALL
The Tri-CiTy News
B.C. conservation officers continued a search Thursday morning for a young black bear that charged a Port Coquitlam mother Wednesday night after it had been struck by a car. Conservation officer Clayton Debruin said the woman arrived at her home in the 3000-block of Cedar Drive at around 11 p.m. with her child in the car and, while unloading groceries, she spotted a bear sleeping in the yard.
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The bear was spooked and quickly ran away, and the woman took some groceries inside and returned to the car. In the meantime, the bear had been struck by a vehicle and returned to her property and suddenly began to charge her. With an escape route available, it then retreated to a forested area. “The bear must have felt threatened and ‘bluff’ charged her,” said Debruin, explaining that bluff charging is a defensive mechanism where the bear quickly charges toward a perceived threat and then stops to size up the animal or individual. “Generally, black bears are very timid around people and avoid encounters,” he said. see BEARS IN THE HOOD, page 14
SEARCHING FOR A HOME
An elderly mother and daughter can pay rent but are having trouble finding a place to live — so they’re in the Coquitlam homeless shelter: see article, page 8
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Edmund Jor participated in his first half marathon 22 years ago and on Sunday at the BMO Vancouver Marathon, he will run his 100th 13.1-mile race (he has completed a few marathons, too). For more, please see article on page 3. Also on page 3, read about the Port Moody youth leader who’s undertaking an unusual fundraiser Sunday that involves skiing and surfing on the same day.
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