July 25, 2026
Grinder and Coola's 25th Bear-thday Fun-draiser
Supporting the Grizzly Bear Foundation and Orphaned Grizzly Cub Rewilding
Bear-y exciting news – Grouse Mountain’s resident Grizzly bears are turning 25! To celebrate, Grinder and Coola are hosting a Bear-thday Fun-draiser, in partnership with the Grizzly Bear Foundation, on Saturday, July 25th at Grouse Mountain.
The fun-filled celebration will feature exclusive Bear-thday activities and educational programs to raise awareness and funds for orphaned Grizzly cub rewilding.
Bear-thday Fun-draiser
Saturday, July 25th, 2026
Included in Mountain Admission
Scheduled Bear-thday Activities:
• Enhanced Ranger Talks (Grizzly Bear Habitat)
10:00am, 12:45pm, 4:00pm
• Birds in Motion (Birds in Motion Area)
12:00pm, 2:00pm, 5:00pm
• Indigenous Storytelling (Birds in Motion Area)
1:45pm
• Face Painting by donation (Grizzly Bear Lookout)
1pm-3pm
• Owl Talks (beside the Beavertails hut)
10:45am, 3:00pm
• Grizzly Bear-thday Cake Smash with Grinder and Coola featuring The Proud Little Warriors (Grizzly Bear Habitat)
3:30pm
More Activities at the Grizzly Bear Habitat: From 11am to 4pm
• Silent Auction Booth
- Craft Station
• Mountaintop scavenger hunt
• Sign a Bear-thday Card for Grinder and Coola
• Grizzly Bear Foundation Booth
• Bear-thday Merchandise for Sale
Partial proceeds from Mountain Admission tickets and Grouse Grind Skyride Download tickets on July 25th, 2026, will benefit the Grizzly Bear Foundation’s Project Rewild. Project Rewild is innovative and world-leading research providing the science and best practices needed to inform and enhance rewilding efforts in British Columbia and beyond. For more information, please visit grizzlybearfoundation.com.