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CTV News
27-06-2025
- CTV News
Gopher poisoning at Calgary condo building sparks concern among area residents
The use of pesticide at a southeast Calgary condo building has dog walker Lindsay Beyko worried about the potential danger the product poses to people, pets and wildlife. Beyko says she has stopped walking by the Riverside Gate Condos along Lynnview Road S.E. since finding out they've been using a commercial poison to manage the gopher population. 'In the community [Facebook] group, people started posting about how there's poison traps that have been set out, and that they're seeing more gophers that are slow, and they're like, 'What's wrong with these gophers? What's going on?' I was like, 'Well, unfortunately, they've been poisoned,'' Beyko said. Local company Cal-Rid Pest Control declined an interview with CTV News, but said it was hired by the Riverside Gate condo board to set up the bait stations within the fenced property on June 20. 'The treatment involved the use of Rozol RTU, a federally registered rodenticide approved by Health Canada, applied only into active burrows and secured within Tier 1 tamper-resistant bait stations,' Cal-Rid CEO Brie Richardson said in a statement. 'No bait was applied on public land. Signage was posted and the application was performed by licensed technicians in full compliance with all federal, provincial and municipal regulations.' Calgarians voice concern over gopher poisonings Cal-Rid Pest Control declined an interview with CTV News, but says it was hired by the Riverside Gate condo board to set up bait stations within the condo's fenced area. The problem for Beyko is that the poisoned animals are dying outside the fenced property, where there's no signage. She's concerned other animals could eat the dead gophers. 'You have a hawk that eats a gopher that is poisoned, and then all of a sudden that hawk gets sick. Who says that that hawk doesn't fly to your backyard, die, and your dog goes out there and sees a dead bird – and by nature, they're going to go for it,' she said. Erik Johnson with Grove Eco-Friendly Pest Control says he doesn't use Rozol RTU at his company because it takes several days for the animal to die. Rozol RTU The warning label on Rozol RTU. 'The rodenticides that are used in most cases are relatively safe in small quantities – like if your dog gets into them or something. But animals that eat multiple poison rodents are going to be severely affected, so that means smaller animals – especially like hawks and owls – are very vulnerable,' he said. Johnson said he installs a wire mesh barrier underground for smaller jobs, which prevents the gophers from being able to dig underneath. He also suggests homeowners keep their grass short and clear of any debris that can facilitate the ground-squirrels burrowing and hiding underneath. For larger areas, Johnson says lethal trapping is an option. 'It's just a more humane way to go, and it's not going to cause any issues with secondary poisoning to other wildlife,' Johnson said. Calgarians voice concern over gopher poisonings Cal-Rid Pest Control declined an interview with CTV News, but says it was hired by the Riverside Gate condo board to set up bait stations within the condo's fenced area. Cal-Rid says some of the bait stations were tampered with on June 24, and by the next day, all stations had been 'removed without authorization.' 'Given the recent interference and public attention, all further baiting has been paused,' Richardson said in a statement. When asked about the situation, because of its proximity to Beaver Dam Flats, the City of Calgary said it 'doesn't comment on gopher control that occurs outside of City property.' CTV News spoke to a person on the property on June 26, who self-identified as a board member but declined an interview or other attempts by CTV News to reach the condo board have been unsuccessful.
CTV News
23-06-2025
- CTV News
‘Very, very scary': Calgary woman attacked by bobcat in southeast
A Calgary woman was sent to hospital Monday morning after a bobcat ran at her and attacked while she was walking her dog in front of her home in the southeast. A Calgary woman was sent to hospital Monday morning after a bobcat ran at her and attacked while she was walking her dog in front of her home in the southeast. It happened shortly after 10 a.m. in the community of Parkland. 'As soon as I opened the door, (the bobcat) ran toward the alley and it attacked the woman,' said neighbour Mike Melanson, who witnessed the incident after he first noticed the bobcat sitting on the grass in his front yard. 'She went down and she was screaming. I could hear her screaming. I saw the attack. 'It jumped right on her.' Calgary police and paramedics were called, and the woman was taken to hospital for minor cuts and scratches, EMS say. Fish and Wildlife officers spent hours in the area setting up cages and traps but left early in the afternoon without capturing the bobcats. Fish and Wildlife returned to Parkland Monday evening. Neighbours say the bobcat has been in the area for months and had a litter of four kittens living under a deck for the past five weeks. As of late Monday afternoon, the bobcat could still regularly be seen on the street, searching for food and going into different yards near where the attack occurred. A Calgary woman was sent to hospital Monday morning after a bobcat ran at her and attacked while she was walking her dog in front of her home in the southeast. A Calgary woman was sent to hospital Monday morning after a bobcat ran at her and attacked while she was walking her dog in front of her home in the southeast. 'Very, very unusual. In my years in the city of Calgary, the only time we've had bobcats contact humans has been when they feel cornered or threatened,' said Acting Staff Sgt. Lorne Rinkel with Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services in Calgary. An investigation is still underway, and Rinkel said wildlife officers could still return to the area after speaking to more witnesses and the victim. 'When a human is contacted by wildlife, especially what we call dangerous wildlife, we have to balance out our course of action. So do we want to euthanize or live trap or just leave things as they are?' Rinkel said. 'So in this case, the mother's left the scene with one kitten, and there's still two under the deck. And I'm very confident that the mother will return shortly to pick up the remaining.' A Calgary woman was sent to hospital Monday morning after a bobcat ran at her and attacked while she was walking her dog in front of her home in the southeast. A Calgary woman was sent to hospital Monday morning after a bobcat ran at her and attacked while she was walking her dog in front of her home in the southeast. Neighbours say they phoned the city's 311 service and were referred to Fish and Wildlife after raising concerns about the bobcat around pets and young children. 'We were told you have to cohabitate, unless the humans are involved, which happened today, I guess,' said Monty Hans, whose backyard deck the bobcats have been living under for months. 'The (mother bobcat) has been hunting by herself. And then the kittens stay under the deck and she comes back with something, drags it under the deck. We have made noise and kind of banged around and tried to get them to leave, but they're not going, and it just wasn't going anywhere. She wasn't afraid of us." But some of the people who live in the area are not satisfied with the response from wildlife officials, especially now that a human has been injured. Some neighbours bought horns and bells on Monday to try to deter the bobcats from coming back. 'But since we knew that it had a big litter, we are all taking precautions … putting extra lighting in the yard, cleaning up after our dogs right away, keeping them leashed, not letting pets by themselves in the backyard,' said Desiree Prosser, who lives across the alley from where the bobcats have been living. 'And it's tough. It's not easy because it's so unexpected and they're so unpredictable. 'It's very, very scary. Like, could it be me? I was going to walk my dog 15 minutes earlier, and I didn't, and that's when it all happened.'
CTV News
14-06-2025
- CTV News
Investigation underway into southeast hit-and-run collision that injured pedestrian
A police vehicle is shown at Calgary Police Service headquarters on April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Friday night in southeast Calgary. Calgary police say they responded at 9:56 p.m. to reports of an injury collision involving a vehicle and a female pedestrian in the 100 block of Inverness Square S.E. The woman was transported to hospital with significant injuries, including a broken leg. Police said she is in stable condition. CTV News has reached out to EMS for additional information. The vehicle left the scene. A police spokesperson said the vehicle was a four-door silver older car. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234. Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online or by downloading the P3 Tips app.
CTV News
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Ukrainian community celebrates culture with food and performance in Calgary southeast
Calgarians of Ukrainian descent share the sights, sounds of food with their fellow Calgarians. Calgary's Ukrainian community is celebrating their culture and sharing it with this city this weekend at the Arcadia Recreation Centre in the southeast. The festival features two stages -- a Kyiv stage and a Lviv stage -- offering live music, dance and other cultural performances. There's plenty of food too, including borscht, varenyky (stuffed dumplings), and sweets. Calgary Ukraine Festival 2025 The Calgary Ukrainain Festival at the Arcadia Recreational Centre in the southeast (Darren Wright, CTV Calgary) There's also a Ukrainian marketplace, a kid zone and a photo zone. Jordan Biss, the vice-chair of the festival, said the festival was more necessary than ever, given the ongoing horror of the war with Russia. '(It's) absolutely crucial,' Biss said, 'and it makes me very proud to help support the Ukrainian community especially with the ongoing atrocious war in Ukraine. 'This really provides an opportunity for new Ukrainians to Calgary and to Canada an opportunity to connect and network with community members of like-mindedness and hopefully get them engaged in the community -- but as well, to share our culture and heritage with local Calgarians.' The festival is at 240 90 Ave. S.E. until 6 p.m. With files from CTV's Darren Wright
CTV News
06-06-2025
- CTV News
Pedestrian critically injured in Seton Crescent collision
A Calgary Police Service logo is seen on a vehicle parked at headquarters in Calgary, April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh A pedestrian is in hospital in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Calgary's southeast on Friday. Police say it happened just before 1:30 p.m. in the 19400 block of Seton Crescent S.E. The pedestrian was critically injured in the collision, police say, and the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene. Investigation into what exactly led to the incident is ongoing.
