Wildsafebc Boundary

09/05/2026

Visit Wildsafebc Boundary today Saturday, September 5, at the Harvest Festival set up at the Boundary Museum, 6145 Reservoir Rd, Grand Forks, BC

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

Our Colouring Contest is officially live! 🎉🖍️

We can’t wait to see what your little artists create this year!

Choose from one of four WildSafe Ranger colouring sheets featuring BC’s large predators: grizzly bears, black bears, wolves or cougars.

🏆 One lucky winner will receive a WildSafeBC prize pack plus $50!

Download a colouring sheet and find all the 2026 Colouring Contest details here:
wildsafebc.com/get-involved/wildsafe-ranger-colouring-contest/

📅 Enter by September 30, 2026!



Photo: Katie Schellenberg

09/02/2026

11th annual BC goes wild month. Visit Wildsafebc Boundary Booth to pick up or drop off coloring contest pages:
SEPTEMBER 5 Harvest Festival
SEPTEMBER 12,13 Grand Forks Fall Fair
SEPTEMBER 19,20 Rock Creek Fall Fair

09/02/2026

Hope everyone has enjoyed their summer and is ready for hunting season.

A reminder that the club has a freezer for CWD samples located at 5505 Cooper Rd in Grand Forks, and it is open 7 days a week. The cupboard has been restocked with new cards and bags for your convenience, with diagrams above the freezer of what parts are needed for sampling. Do not put any antlers in the freezer that you want to keep, as they will not be returned. If you harvest an elk, moose, or caribou, Jeff will assist you in taking the proper samples so you can keep your skull. It is mandatory to submit a sample from any deer, elk, moose, or caribou if you want to qualify for year-end awards. If you harvest an animal outside of our area and submit a sample in another freezer, please take a photo of your submission card for proof. If you harvest an animal in the CWD management zone or out of province, please make sure to follow all transport regulations! If you harvest an animal in the mandatory sampling zone, please make sure you drop it at the nearest freezer in that area. Please read the current hunting regulations so you are familiar with any changes. The CWD program is working hard to get test results back as quickly as possible for our hunters, so please be patient. Make sure to take a photo of your card at our freezer for your records and to be able to check for test results online. Please fill out the page in the binder in the cupboard above our freezer for our club records, and in case of any errors that the sampling team may need to correct. Please read the current hunting regulations so you are familiar with any changes.

We also have a photo contest every year at the horn score where members can enter one photo from 2026 in each category of scenery, wildlife, or field. Photos must be in 5x7 size and in their original state (free of editing).

08/29/2026

Submit your wildlife photos. The more information you can add with your photo, the greater your chance of having your photo published online or in print!

08/28/2026

Like many people in our community, I'm saddened by the loss of the grizzly bear and cub in Nelson.

The BC Conservation Officer Service works to protect both wildlife and public safety. In this case, conservation officers and wildlife experts monitored the bear family for years, reduced attractants where possible, and previously relocated the mother bear before determining that relocation was no longer a viable option.
These are difficult decisions, and they are not made lightly. They are informed by wildlife science, professional expertise, and public safety considerations.

The best way we can help prevent future tragedies is by reducing attractants that bring bears into our neighbourhoods. Securing garbage and compost, cleaning barbecues, storing pet food indoors, and picking fruit from trees all help keep bears wild and people safe.

Learn more about bear safety and prevention:
🐻 Be Bear Aware https://wildsafebc.com/learn/

Learn more about the work of the BC Conservation Officer Service: 🌲 BC Conservation Officer Service https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/natural-resource-law-enforcement/conservation-officer-service

Protecting bears starts with all of us. By being Bear Aware BC, we can help reduce human-wildlife conflicts and support better outcomes for wildlife in our communities.

Tamara Davidson

08/28/2026

Fairmont Community Association, District of Invermere Why I live in Radium hot springs

08/28/2026