Cortes Currents

Max Thaysen/Cortes Currents - A report from the meeting: presentations and questions.

Max Thaysen/Cortes Currents - A report from the meeting: presentations and questions.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - After two intensive weeks, the frequency of bear raids along Squirrel Cove road, on Cortes Island, appears to be decreasing.

According to Sandy Hoffman, who has been keeping tabs on developments, “Thursday night around 11 PM the bear went through on Graham [Blake’s] property by the trail cam, which is kind of between our properties, but on his side. It was coming out from [Basil] Creek. So I would guess that it goes down my driveway. That’s all connected to the logging road that goes out my driveway to [Squirrel Cove Road].”

“I didn’t hear anything from anyone on Friday or Saturday and Sunday night the bear was back at Laurel’s,” said Hoffman.

The bear had not found anything to eat at Bohart’s, but did get into a neighbours compost.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - After two intensive weeks, the frequency of bear raids along Squirrel Cove road, on Cortes Island, appears to be decreasing.

According to Sandy Hoffman, who has been keeping tabs on developments, “Thursday night around 11 PM the bear went through on Graham [Blake’s] property by the trail cam, which is kind of between our properties, but on his side. It was coming out from [Basil] Creek. So I would guess that it goes down my driveway. That’s all connected to the logging road that goes out my driveway to [Squirrel Cove Road].”

“I didn’t hear anything from anyone on Friday or Saturday and Sunday night the bear was back at Laurel’s,” said Hoffman.

The bear had not found anything to eat at Bohart’s, but did get into a neighbours compost.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - After two intensive weeks, the frequency of bear raids along Squirrel Cove road, on Cortes Island, appears to be decreasing.

According to Sandy Hoffman, who has been keeping tabs on developments, “Thursday night around 11 PM the bear went through on Graham [Blake’s] property by the trail cam, which is kind of between our properties, but on his side. It was coming out from [Basil] Creek. So I would guess that it goes down my driveway. That’s all connected to the logging road that goes out my driveway to [Squirrel Cove Road].”

“I didn’t hear anything from anyone on Friday or Saturday and Sunday night the bear was back at Laurel’s,” said Hoffman.

The bear had not found anything to eat at Bohart’s, but did get into a neighbours compost.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - In Saturday’s half hour Cortes Currents magazine, which will repeat at 9 AM on Wednesday, we described a human/bear situation developing in Squirrel Cove, on Cortes Island. There has been a bear in the Squirrel Cove vicinity for a year or more. At this point, there are believed to be two bears. Earlier this month, one of them started breaking into fenced yards to the steal fruit. Manuel Perdisa wrote the song "Bear in my Bubble" about one of these incidents.

Returning from Campbell River, around lunchtime on Monday Nov 16th, Leslie Perdisa found the door to her cellar burst open. The ‘Squirrel Cove Bear’ had eaten most of the apples stored inside.

The following morning, the bear attempted to claw through the siding on her parent’s home to get to the apples stored within. It is still afraid of humans and was driven off. However it had snowed overnight and bear tracks were found circling the house.

Leslie’s son, Michael Perdisa, wrote this song about these events.

The Conservation Office Service has been observing events. They advise Squirrel Cove residents to put up electric fences and not leave any fruit or garbage where the bear can access it. They have not yet decided whether the bear needs to be removed.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - In Saturday’s half hour Cortes Currents magazine, which will repeat at 9 AM on Wednesday, we described a human/bear situation developing in Squirrel Cove, on Cortes Island. There has been a bear in the Squirrel Cove vicinity for a year or more. At this point, there are believed to be two bears. Earlier this month, one of them started breaking into fenced yards to the steal fruit. Manuel Perdisa wrote the song "Bear in my Bubble" about one of these incidents.

Returning from Campbell River, around lunchtime on Monday Nov 16th, Leslie Perdisa found the door to her cellar burst open. The ‘Squirrel Cove Bear’ had eaten most of the apples stored inside.

The following morning, the bear attempted to claw through the siding on her parent’s home to get to the apples stored within. It is still afraid of humans and was driven off. However it had snowed overnight and bear tracks were found circling the house.

Leslie’s son, Michael Perdisa, wrote this song about these events.

The Conservation Office Service has been observing events. They advise Squirrel Cove residents to put up electric fences and not leave any fruit or garbage where the bear can access it. They have not yet decided whether the bear needs to be removed.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - In Saturday’s half hour Cortes Currents magazine, which will repeat at 9 AM on Wednesday, we described a human/bear situation developing in Squirrel Cove, on Cortes Island. There has been a bear in the Squirrel Cove vicinity for a year or more. At this point, there are believed to be two bears. Earlier this month, one of them started breaking into fenced yards to the steal fruit. Manuel Perdisa wrote the song "Bear in my Bubble" about one of these incidents.

Returning from Campbell River, around lunchtime on Monday Nov 16th, Leslie Perdisa found the door to her cellar burst open. The ‘Squirrel Cove Bear’ had eaten most of the apples stored inside.

The following morning, the bear attempted to claw through the siding on her parent’s home to get to the apples stored within. It is still afraid of humans and was driven off. However it had snowed overnight and bear tracks were found circling the house.

Leslie’s son, Michael Perdisa, wrote this song about these events.

The Conservation Office Service has been observing events. They advise Squirrel Cove residents to put up electric fences and not leave any fruit or garbage where the bear can access it. They have not yet decided whether the bear needs to be removed.

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Folk U Radio - Today’s Folk U Radio is called Board Reality 101. And by board I am referring to a piece of wood. What is a tree? What are our forests to us? On today’s Folk University we look deeper into this question and the incredible partnership between the Klahoose First Nations and non-nation members in creating a forest managed by a community. INterviews with Mark Lombard & Nick Gagnon

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Folk U Radio - Today’s Folk U Radio is called Board Reality 101. And by board I am referring to a piece of wood. What is a tree? What are our forests to us? On today’s Folk University we look deeper into this question and the incredible partnership between the Klahoose First Nations and non-nation members in creating a forest managed by a community. INterviews with Mark Lombard & Nick Gagnon