Dear Editor:
It’s Tuesday, Nov. 14., 2023 – garbage day. If you’re wondering where your garbage went overnight Monday, a huge black bear brought two large garbage bags to my Lynn Valley backyard to rip open.
I woke up at 12:30 a.m. and watched. We don’t want your garbage in our yard. We don’t want to clean up your mess. We don’t want you to endanger the bears by giving them access to your garbage.
This is the third time in past several months.
Your glass jar – recycle. Your multiple juice boxes – recycle. Your rice leftovers, your apples – keep in freezer until pickup day after 5:30 a.m. and put in green waste outside. Your paper plates, likewise.
Consider the consequences of your actions. The North Shore Black Bear Society website is helpful.
Judith Brook
North Vancouver
