Bear Banger

• Guilty plea in controversial B.C. ‘seal bomb’ incident caught on camera

  Allan Marsden was fined $8,000 and prohibited from owning explosives for the next three years, DFO said.

  Sep 8, 2020
  
• Selling or setting off ‘bear bangers’ in Vancouver now comes with $1,000 fine

  The move comes after a surge in complaints about the devices, mostly in the downtown core and adjacent neighbourhoods.

  Crime

  Jul 24, 2020
  
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• City of Vancouver could ban sale, use of ‘bear bangers’ next week

  The devices aren't just a nuisance. Police report several cases of them being converted into improvised explosive devices stuffed with ball bearings.

  Politics

  Jul 16, 2020
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• Mysterious surge in ‘bear banger’ noise has Vancouverites losing sleep

  Vancouver police took 88 calls about the noisy explosive devices in May, compared to just three in March.

  Crime

  May 29, 2020
• Charges laid in controversial B.C. ‘seal bomb’ incident caught on camera

  A B.C. man filmed throwing a so-called "bear banger" into a raft of sea lions near Hornby Island last spring is facing charges under the Fisheries Act and Explosives Act.

  Feb 26, 2020
• ‘Disturbing’ video of ‘seal bomb’ sparks debate about conflict between fishers, B.C. sea lions

  Fishers say the the sea lion population has exploded and they need to be scared away, but others describe the practice as cruel.

  Environment

  Mar 7, 2019