In the wake of continuing police call-outs for bears in garbage, some residents are pushing the Haines Borough to adopt tougher regulations on securing residential trash.
Pam Randles, president of the the Chilkoot Bear Foundation, said her group is seeking a borough ordinance similar to one adopted in Juneau in 2002 because other efforts, including public education, haven’t worked.
“We’ve had five or six years of posters and flyers and ‘bear aware’ public safety announcements…
