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Grouse Mountain Wildlife Update
warm weather has been a hoot! To update you here is a little bit about each one: Cleo - barn owl Cleo is the founding member of our Wildlife Ambassador crew and has been residing here at Grouse Mountain for the past seven years. She was born on Vancouver Island and was a member of our Birds in Motion Demonstration team before transitioning to educational work. Barn Owls, Tyto alba, are in a family
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Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty Returns September 15th
Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty Returns September 15th Hundreds to tackle the Grouse Grind® in support of BC Children’s Hospital (North Vancouver) In celebration of a fantastic season on the Grouse Grind®, the 28th annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run presented by VPG Realty Inc. will hit the trail on Saturday, September 15th. This Vancouver classic welcomes participants of all
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Holiday Shuttle and Overflow Parking
Holiday parking Shuttle and Overflow Parking Over the 2019 Holiday period, there are times when parking at Grouse Mountain may become tight. To ease access to parking, Grouse Mountain is running a Holiday Shuttle from Handsworth Secondary School and Cleveland Dam lot on busy days.Each day at 11am we will confirm whether the Shuttle will run on the next day. This information will be included in
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Grinder and Coola enter their 18th Hibernation Period on Grouse Mountain
Grinder and Coola enter their 18th hibernation period on grouse mountain On December 1st, 2018, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, entered their 18th hibernation period on Grouse Mountain. The bears had been growing sluggish for the last couple weeks and their appetites had reduced to next to nothing. This was a sure sign that hibernation was close! Once we started to receive
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20th Bearthday
a Veterinarian's office in town where he was rehydrated and was soon gaining weight like crazy. We never did find out what happened to his mother but occasionally young cubs are separated from the mother by aggressive adult male bears or if the mother gets into trouble on roadways or railways. Arrival at Grouse Mt Both bears arrived at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife in
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Celebrating 18 Years of Grinder and Coola at Grouse Mountain!
Celebrating 18 Years of Grinder and Coola at Grouse Mountain! Today marks the 18th Anniversary of the arrival of Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Both bears were found orphaned in the wild in the late spring of 2001 - Coola was found near the coastal town of Bella Coola after his mother was struck and killed by a truck on
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17th Anniversary of Grinder and Coola's Arrival at Grouse Mountain!
forestry workers who had found him on a nearby logging road. He was very weak and had obviously been separated from his mother for some time. He only weighed 10 lbs! He quickly took on fluids and some foods and soon his weight was increasing and his health was secured. He was then transferred to a temporary facility where he was introduced to Coola, another orphaned bear with whom he would live his
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Congratulations Sam Mulligan and Stirling Hart
Ski Club racer, Sam Mulligan, was nominated to the World Cup Men Senior team. We’re elated for Sam and hope you’ll join us in wishing him all the best with training and the season ahead. Stirling Hart, who has performed in the Grouse Mountain World Famous Lumberjack Show for the past 13 years, won the Stihl Timbersports Champions Trophy in Marseille, France May 26/27, 2018. Showcasing both his
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Bears Emerge 2019
Grinder and coola emerge from hibernation Today, April 2nd, marked the end to Grinder and Coola's 18th Hibernation season at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. They had gone into hibernation on December 1st, 2018 for a total of 128 days inside their den. Both bears were eager to emerge from their hibernation den and quickly dug through the last remaining snow in front of
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Around-the-Clock Activities Return to Grouse Mountain for 24 Hours of Winter
the Peak of Vancouver.” Celebrations kick off Saturday, March 23rd at 8:30 am and run through 10:00 pm on Sunday, March 24th with a variety of special activities including all-night skiing, snowboarding and ice skating; midnight and sunrise snowshoe tours; a spectacular torch parade; special apres celebration; yoga and much more. A complimentary shuttle will be available from 12am to 7am on March
