ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BEAR AWARENESS
AMENDED AGENDA

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 9:00 A.m. - 10:30 A.m.

2nd Floor Conference Room at City Hall

1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, BC

We respectfully acknowledge the unceded ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh,
on whose land we live, work, and play.

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A.

COMMENCEMENT

B.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That the agenda for the July 25, 2024 Advisory Committee on Bear Awareness meeting, BE ADOPTED.

C.

NEW BUSINESS

C.1

Bear Smart Program

Documents for consideration include:

1. Submission from Staff Liaison
   1. Bear Smart Inter-Agency Meeting Minutes from February 7, 2019;
   2. DRAFT Bear Smart Program Application from the City of Prince George - June 2020;
   3. Bear Smart Inter-Agency Feedback on the Draft Application; and
   4. Bear Smart Update (City of Prince George) - September 2020.
2. Submission from Northern Bear Awareness Society
   1. Bear Smart Community Program - Province of British Columbia;
   2. Bear Smart - Northern Bear Awareness Society;
   3. Bear Hazard Assessment for Prince George;
   4. Human-Bear Conflict Prevention Management Plan for Prince George; and
   5. Bear Occurrence Reports and Mortalities for Prince George.

C.2

Solid Waste Management

Documents for consideration include:

1. Correspondence dated May 21, 2024 from Christopher Grilz: Improved Bear Proof Containers.
2. Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee: Bear-Resistant Products.
3. Correspondence dated July 15, 2024, from Lisa Cran: Anchorage's solid waste department.

C.3

Correspondence dated July 18, 2024, from Lauren Harding titled "City of PG Bear Awareness Committee"

C.4

Recommendation from July 24, 2024 Advisory Committee on Bear Awareness Meeting

D.

OLD BUSINESS

E.

CORRESPONDENCE

E.1

Correspondence from Aaron Hofman, Director of Advocacy and Policy with the Fur Bearers charity dated July 16, 2024 to Mayor and Council regarding the high number of black bears killed by conservation officers in the Prince George area in 2023

F.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

F.1

Next Committee Meeting: August 22, 2024 - Discussion Topic: Fruit Bearing Trees

All reports, information items and associated background documents must be submitted through the chair and staff liaison to [email protected] before 5:00 p.m., Monday, August 12, 2024.

G.

ADJOURNMENT