Christina Lake pot bear man faces new charges

by Anonymous on 16 Nov 2011

Conservation officers say a Christina Lake man charged with feeding bears to keep them around his outdoor marijuana plantation is doing it again, the CBC reports

Allen Piche's story went worldwide when he was charged with feeding dozens of black bears after police busted an outdoor marijuana growing operation on his rural property in August of last year.

Pictures of police officers posing with the tame bears were picked up by various media outlets.

Following the bust, Piche was charged for feeding dangerous wildlife and ordered to stop putting out buckets of dog food every day for the bruins.

Earlier this year, he told CBC News that most of the animals did return to his remote property this spring, but once they understood he was not going to feed them, they just left.

On Monday, the spokesman for the B.C. Crown prosecutors office, Neil MacKenzie, confirmed new charges have been laid against Piche for allegedly feeding the bears once again this past summer.

"Between June 1 and Oct. 6 this year, he intentionally fed dangerous wildlife, that being black bears, at or near Christina Lake," said McKenzie.