Bears, Buses & Forest Fires

Bears:
- We've had more than one come in to camp and wander around. They like our garbage and it wasn't always emptied when it should be. They are usually chased off by the dogs though.
- Adam, Blythe, Morgan and I went to the sand pit which is only about a two minute walk from camp. We were sitting up on the highest dune talking when we saw something at the entrance. We realized it was a bear so we all stood up and started yelling at it. Rather then run away it stood and stared at us for about 15 minutes. It started coming towards us and Amigo (dog) started barking at it. This distracted it for a few minutes but it still didn't leave. It was blocking the entrance so we were cornered. It was also getting dark out and the people at camp couldn't hear us because of the generators. Amigo chased it down the road a bit and we managed to sneak along the edge and get down the road. Once on the road it came towards us again so Amigo stayed there barking at it. As soon as we got back to camp we told the crew bosses and head boss and they got their guns.
When they went to see it, it was coming closer to camp and couldn't be scared off so they killed it. Sad but probably for the best.

Buses:
- They really break down a lot but we got a new one :) It's all painted green and white but it has electrical issues.

Forest Fires:
Last week there was a forest fire at the water shed which is only 48 kilometers from us. They were debating evacuating us but wanted to contact MNR first. However, lightening struck a tree less than a km from us. We were all loaded on the buses ready to leave if they couldn't get the fire under control. Luckily they were able to put it out and we got to stay in camp. I walked to where the close fire was and it's kinda scary how close it was to us.