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Environment and Infrastructure Committee Agenda Item 3
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Season in Review • Goals:
o Outreach
• Introduction of WildSafeBC objectives
• New materials, new presentations
o Curbside Bylaw Extension monitoring
o Naramata Bear Smart: process
• Naramata Bear Hazard Assessment,
• Bear Conflict Management Plan
• Bear Smart Application
o Summerland Remote Camera Project
o ‘Living with Wildlife in BC’ Guides for agriculture: http://www.rdos.bc.ca/departments/public-works/wildsafe-bc-bear-aware/living-with-wildlife-in-bc/
o RDOS WildSafeBC 2013 Year End Report: http://www.rdos.bc.ca/departments/public-works/wildsafe-bc-bear-aware/
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Outreach
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Curbside Bylaw Extension
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Naramata Bear Smart
2013 Naramata Bear Smart Application http://www.rdosmaps.bc.ca/min_bylaws/PublicWorks/WildSafeBC/BearSmartApplicationSept2013.pdf
2013 Naramata Bear Hazard Assessment http://www.rdosmaps.bc.ca/min_bylaws/PublicWorks/WildSafeBC/NaramataBearHazardAssessment.pdf
2013 Naramata Bear Conflict Management Plan http://www.rdosmaps.bc.ca/min_bylaws/PublicWorks/WildSafeBC/NaramataBearMgmtPlan2013.pdf
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Summerland Camera Project
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Composition of Calls
Provided by WildSafeBC Provincial Coordinator: Frank Ritcey
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Living with Wildlife in BC • CBC Radio One • Am 800, 1200, 1500 • Kelowna Capital News • Penticton Herald • Penticton Western News • Castanet
CHBC Global News
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Ongoing Challenges
• Program hours (420 = 11.2 weeks) - but the critters are
active March to December = 10 mos.
• Program length (start - finish dates)
• Distances between centres
• Volunteer retention/training
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Next Steps 2014
• Deer, Deer, Deer – work with decision makers
• Expand the new WildSafeBC WARP mapping system
• Expand the use of WARP in the School system
• Identify a contact person in each community within the region to act
as a ‘first responder’ eyes and ears
• Work internally to update Bylaws or provide ‘Best Practices’ guides to
align with Bear Smart ideals
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WARP
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Acknowledgements • RDOS Board, all RDOS staff & specifically:
o Public Works - Doug French, Cam Baughen & Don Hamilton
• BC Conservation Foundation: o Provincial WildSafeBC Coordinator Frank Ritcey & staff
• BC Conservation Officer Service: o Inspector Barbara Leslie, Sgt. Jim Beck, officers - Bob Hamilton & Mike Stern
• South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program o Bryn White
• Ministry of Environment o Biologist-Andrew Walker, ungulate specialist- Brain Harris, biologist-Jim Mottishaw
• Special mention to WildSafeBC volunteer & remote wildlife camera project coordinator: o Cailyn Glasser