Bear Wise Program

Keep Bears out of your neighbourhood

What to do if you encounter a bear:   

1. IN AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY: Dial 911.
2. To REPORT BEAR PROBLEMS: Contact the MNRF Bear Reporting Line: 1-866-514-2327 (TTY) 705-945-7641. 
3. VISIT THE BEAR WISE WEBSITE provided by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. (OMNRF). Seeing a bear is not an emergency or is it a bear problem. 

If you feel you are in an emergency situation you may opt to call 911 for the Ontario Provincial Police.

NOTE: If a bear is rummaging through your garbage or eating seed out of a bird feeder, this is not an emergency. After the bear leaves the area, clean up the garbage and put the bird feeder(s) away until the snow flies.