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Where the bears are: full list of 2002 Sault encounters

From May 9 to yesterday morning, Sault Ste. Marie Police Service received 111 calls about bears. SooToday.com here offers the complete list of 2002 bear sightings, as supplied to us by police.
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From May 9 to yesterday morning, Sault Ste. Marie Police Service received 111 calls about bears.

SooToday.com here offers the complete list of 2002 bear sightings, as supplied to us by police.

Each entry consists of day, time, address, and number of animals sighted.

May, 2002

- 9 May, 18:40, Schultz Rd., 2 animals - 10 May, 10:22, Schultz Rd., 2 animals - 12 May, 14:29 Landslide Rd. (Hiawatha Park), 1 animal - 15 May, 15:09, Maplewood Golf Course, 1 animal - 15 May, 20:08, Finn Hill, 3 animals - 18 May, 13:47, Walls Rd. & Sunnyside, 1 animal - 19 May, 10:47, Base Line (R.M.Moore School), 1 animal - 22 May, 16:43, Fourth Line E., 1 animal - 22 May, 16:44, Old Garden River Rd. 1 animal - 22 May, 21:58, Base Line W., 1 animal - 23 May, 09:00, Old Goulais Bay Rd., 1 animal - 23 May, 18:38, Fort Creek Dr., 1 animal - 23 May, 22:54, Old Garden River Rd., 3 animals - 24 May, 12:21, Fifth Line E., 2 animals - 25 May, 07:00, Third Line & Old Goulais Bay, 1 animal - 25 May, 20:20, Brule Road, 1 animal - 26 May, 11:24, Root River Trailer Pk., 1 animal - 26 May, 13:41, Root River Trailer Pk., 1 animal - 27 May, 12:14, Brule Rd., 2 animals - 27 May, 13:37, Old Goulais Bay Rd., 3 animals - 28 May, 14:00, Third Line W. (Isabell Flet), 1 animal - 28 May, 16:03, Third Line W. (Fletcher Sch.), 1 animal - 29 May, 06:22, Old Garden River Rd, 1 animal - 29 May, 07:45, Birkshire P1., 1 animal - 29 May, 21:42, Old Garden River Rd., 1 animal - 30 May, 08:09, Millcreek Dr., 1 animal - 30 May, 08:35, Pawating Place, 2 animals - 30 May, 13:41, Fournier Rd & River Rd., 1 animal - 30 May, 14:44, Prince Charles Cr. 1 animal - 31 May, 13:01, Old Goulais Bay Rd., 1 animal - 31 May, 14:04, Old Garden River Rd., 1 animal - 31 May, 17:12, Northern Ave. E., 1 animal - 31 May, 22:01, Fourth Line E., 1 animal

June, 2002

- 01 June, 20:51, Fifth Line E., 1 animal - 01 June, 21:56, Old Goulais Bay Rd., 1 animal - 02 June, 10:03, Birkshire Place, 1 animal - 03 June, 01:57, Farwell Terrace, 1 animal - 03 June, 08:05, Landslide Trailer Pk., 2 animals - 03 June, 12:24, Third Line E & Terrance, 1 animal - 03 June, 13:19, Lake St., 1 animal - 03 June, 20:15, Fourth Line E. (Wishart Park), 1 animal - 03 June, 20:48, Birkshire Place, 2 animals - 04 June, 11:23, Killarney Rd., 1 animal - 04 June, 11:40, Terrance Ave (Taren. School), 1 animal - 04 June, 15:46, Old Garden River Rd., 1 animal - 04 June, 16:45, Northwood St. 1 animal - 04 June, 21:55, Old Garden River Rd., 2 animals - 04 June, 22:57, Glengarry Gate Cr., 1 animal - 05 June, 09:40, Sharon Cr., 1 animal - 05 June, 22:55, Arden St., 1 animal - 06 June, 12:02, Great Northern Rd. Golf Course, 1 animal - 06 June, 12:06, Sharon Cr., 1 animal - 06 June, 13:43, Old Garden River Rd., 1 animal - 06 June, 13:59, Northern Ave. E., 1 animal - 07 June, 07:23, Glengary Gate Cr., 1 animal - 07 June, 08:33, Cooper St., 1 animal - 07 June, 08:51, Broadview Dr., 1 animal - 07 June, 09:26, Lamming Street 1 animal - 08 June, 04:35, Blake St, 1 animal - 08 June, 18:20, Gagnon Rd, 3 animals - 08 June, 21:49, Sackville Rd., 1 animal - 09 June, 20:04, Fourth Line E., 2 animals - 10 June, 01:09, Rossmore Rd., 2 animals - 10 June, 05:36, Goulais Ave. @ Foothill Rd., 1 animal - 10 June, 07:41, Old Garden River Rd., 1 animal - 10 June, 08:27, Great Northern Rd, 1 animal - 10 June, 10:22, McQueen Rd., 1 animal - 10 June, 10:51, Westridge Rd., 1 animal - 10 June, 15:03, Highland Ct., 1 animal - 10 June, 21:07, Peoples Rd., 1 animal - 11 June, 14:01, Old Garden River Rd., 1 animal - 11 June, 15:31, Second Line W., 1 animal - 11 June, 18:40, Goulais Ave., 1 animal - 12 June, 11:16, Old Garden River Rd., 1 animal - 12 June, 20:32, Old Garden River Rd., 1 animal - 12 June, 22:17, Black Rd., Green Belt Bingo, 1 animal - 13 June, 21:11, Third Line W., 2 animals - 13 June, 22:30, Brule Rd., 1 animal - 14 June, 07:00, Fourth Line E., 1 animal - 14 June, 11:34, Second Line West at Allen Side Rd., 2 animals - 15 June, 10:20, 3 Greenfield Dr., 1 animal - 15 June, 12:28, Second Line W. @ Allen Side Rd, 1 animal - 16 June, 19:21, Peoples Rd, 1 animal - 16 June, 20:16, Old Goulais Bay Rd., 1 animal - 16 June, 20:56, Peoples Rd., 1 animal - 16 June, 21:49, Old Goulais Bay @ 3rd Line E., 1 animal - 16 June, 21:59, Great Northern Rd. (golf course), 1 animal - 17 June, 22:57, Great Northern Rd. @ Third Line., 1 animal - 17 June, 01:03, Appaloosa Ave., 1 animal - 17 June, 01:30, Pawating Place, 1 animal - 17 June, 06:02, Black Rd., 1 animal - 17 June, 09:50, Landslide Rd., 1 animal - 17 June, 14:10, Moss Rd., 1 animal - 17 June, 21:00, Old Goulais Bay Rd., 1 animal - 17 June, 21:10, Sherwood Park, 1 animal - 17 June, 21:25, Brule Rd., 2 animals - 17 June, 22:39, Panoramic Dr., 2 animals - 17 June, 22:55, Brule Rd., 1 animal - 18 June, 08:58, Peoples Rd., 1 animal - 18 June, 10:43, Great Northern Rd., l animal - 18 June, 11:04, Second Line W., 1 animal - 18 June, 21:13, Fourth Line E., 1 animal - 18 June, 21:47, Parkwood Dr., 1 animal - 19 June, 06:22, Gagnon Rd. (golf course), 1 animal - 19 June, 06:37, Base Line, 1 animal - 19 June, 07:29, South Eden Sq., 1 animal - 19 June, 08:12, Palamino Dr., 1 animal - 19 June, 08:18, Palamino Dr., 1 animal - 19 June, 11:51, Carpin Beach Rd., 1 animal - 19 June, 19:42, Fourth Line E., 1 animal - 19 June, 20:57, Old Goulais Bay Rd., 1 animal

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