On September 5, 2012, at about 8:30am, Steinbach RCMP were dispatched to a complaint of a black bear in the City of Steinbach.
Police attended and located an adult size black bear in front of the Shoppers Drug Mart in downtown Steinbach.
Police followed the highly agitated bear as it moved quickly throughout the city. RCMP contacted Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship; however, their officers were not able to immediately attend. RCMP officers followed the bear into a residential area in the vicinity of a school.
This was the first day of students returning to school and police report there were large numbers of children in the area. As the bear was acting in an agitated manor in a residential area, the decision was made to destroy the bear in the interest of public safety.
