A black bear on the edge of the water at Deer Lake in Burnaby. Photo: John Preissl
Burnaby RCMP have been patrolling around Deer Lake looking for a bear wandering through the area.
That鈥檚 according to Burnaby resident Glen Govier, who spotted the bear Friday night while out on the waters of Deer Lake.
鈥淲e saw it there Friday evening while kayaking,鈥� Govier said. 鈥淚t was wading in the water along the shore a little east of the field聽to Hart House (restaurant). It moved west along the path on the north side and spent a couple minutes in Deer lake brook.鈥�
A Burnaby RCMP officer with a rifle at Deer Lake in Burnaby. Photo: John Preissl
Govier said a member of the group he was with last saw the bear wandering up towards the Shadbolt theatre.
鈥淲e were able to warn a handful of walkers on shore - a couple screamed and scrambled away, which was probably a mistake,鈥� Govier said.
Govier said he spoke with an RCMP officer who was out looking for the bear while carrying a rifle.
鈥淭he officer told me it was their third visit of the day looking for it,鈥� he said.
A black bear on the edge of the water at Deer Lake in Burnaby. Photo: John Preissl
Burnaby resident John Preissl, who took the photos attached to this story, says there's a simple reason why the bear is in this area.
鈥淚 fear though that the bear may be getting into the city鈥檚 garbage containers that surround the lake,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey are quite often overflowing with garbage just laid beside them. I will ask the city to install bear-proof garbage bins and to take the current garbage away before night.鈥�
