Bears continue to making appearances, and so do Conservation Officers.

A Desert Cove resident looked out her back door Monday morning to see a light-brown bear in her backyard. Sheri Okrainetz even caught the morning visitor on camera.

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A bear was spotted near the Pleasant Valley Cemetery in the Cascade Road area Saturday morning.

And following reports of bears in the Foothills, hanging out in backyards and ponds, COs came out Sunday evening. But the officers werensa国际传媒檛 targeting wildlife, they were instead looking for people who were not listening to advice to keep garbage inside until the morning of pick up. An attractant audit was performed and, sa国际传媒淟etsa国际传媒檚 just say we have some work to do Vernon,sa国际传媒� said Micah Kneller, CO.

This evening is conducting an attractant audit in the Foothills neighborhood. Letsa国际传媒檚 just say we have some work to do Vernon. Garbage cannot be stored outside or place curb side the night before garbage pickup.

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Kneller spent the afternoon handing out warnings and wildlife protection orders, but there were more infractions than he could even deal with with so many garbage cans out on the curb and sitting outside.

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Under the Wildlife Act, those who do leave their garbage out can face fines of $230 if a bear gets into it. Those who are ordered to remove attractants and fail to comply can face a $575 fine.

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To report a bear causing a disturbance, call the RAPP line (not a CO desk line) at 1-877-952-RAPP, or #7277 on Telus mobile.

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