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Saanich police warning public after bear spotted on Viaduct Avenue West

Saanich police received a report of a bear sighting about 8:35 p.m. Wednesday in the 300-block of Viaduct Avenue West, in the vicinity of the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific. Police weren’t able to locate the animal. The B.C.
Jeff Bell
Saanich bear
Saanich Pound inspectors issued a warning after a bear was spotted trying to get into a garbage can on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.Saanich Police Department

Saanich police received a report of a bear sighting about 8:35 p.m. Wednesday in the 300-block of Viaduct Avenue West, in the vicinity of the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific.

Police weren’t able to locate the animal.

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service has been advised.