Asking for a report on bear calls in Timmins has led to action from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, according to Mayor George Pirie.

A report from Timmins Police Chief John Gauthier updated council on the history of bear calls locally.

The report is after Coun. John Curley questioned what could be done about bears in city limits at the last council meeting.

Pirie said he’s happy it was brought up “because we got some immediate action from the…MNR, which we didn’t seem to be getting before.”

So far this year, there have been 119 bear calls, according to the report. That’s an increase of six calls since the last council meeting June 16. With support from MNRF bear technicians some bears have been trapped and relocated, and none have been destroyed this…