While Responsible, Voluntary MANAGEMENT of our Lives is; Must Always be the Ultimate Goal; Some Examples of WHY GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE is still A NECESSITY

While Responsible, Voluntary MANAGEMENT of our Lives is; Must Always be the Ultimate Goal;

Some Examples of WHY GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE is still A NECESSITY-

Unfortunately; There are Still THOSE Human Beans; Who Just Don’t GET IT; or are TOO IGNORANT TO CARE.

Don’t Feed the Animals is no Joke.

That’s the lesson being shared by experts about Saturday’s scary encounter between an aggressive sea lion and young girl in Steveston.

As seen on video the sea lion, after being fed off a dock, surged out of the water and dragged the girl into the water. The girl was quickly rescued but it could have been much worse, said Danielle Hyson, a senior marine mammal trainer at the Vancouver Aquarium. Hyson said there has been an uptick in people feeding wildlife around the Vancouver area, from bears to birds. That behaviour leads to an increased number of dangerous close encounters. The more and more we feed wild animals, the more and more we’re putting ourselves at risk for those situations,” she said. It’s a reminder to just leave wild animals be, she said, adding there are “definitely” more of these encounters now than in years past.

In many cases on the coast, it’s simply sea lions recognising the chance to feed on scraps thrown overboard by fishermen. But the cases where people are feeding off docks or on shorelines are very concerning and what played out in Steveston Saturday demonstrated the dangers.

DUE TO VERY DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS; GROUSE GRIND TRAIL, IS POSTED AND CURRENTLY CLOSED.

North Vancouver FIREFIGHTERS (THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS; MOST UNAPPRECIATED JOB) responded to a rescue on the Grouse Grind trail Saturday afternoon.

The District of North Vancouver Fire Department said they were ascending to the Grind’s half way point to rescue two female hikers at about 1:30 p.m.

The trail is currently closed for the season and is estimated to be under a significant amount of snow, coupled with heavy rain on Saturday.

“It is a fairly treacherous trail at the best of times and we’re also still in the middle of winter, and we’re encouraging, as we always do, anyone heading out onto the local trails to ensure that they’re properly attired,” District of North Vancouver assistant fire chief Brian Hutchinson told CKNW.

Both women were able to hike to the top of the trail for rescuers to locate them. They were not injured but cold from the wet conditions.

“Adhering to the trail closure probably would’ve prevented this incident from occurring… It could’ve turned out a lot better if they were properly attired they wouldn’t have felt the need to call 9-1-1,”