Grouse Mountain Offering Breakfast with the Bears at Wildlife Refuge (Until Sept. 29)

ByJon Dykstra July 5, 2024September 13, 2024

Grouse Breakfast — Grouse Mountain’s unique Breakfast with the Bears sessions are available on Wednesdays through Sundays in July and August and on weekends in September. Grouse Mountain’s two 23-year-old male bears, Grinder and Coola, have lived in a wildlife refuge on the mountain since they were brought there as orphans in 2001. Illustration: BB

Breakfast with the Bears sessions have returned to Grouse Mountain this summer on select dates after a four-year hiatus. Visitors are invited to observe resident grizzly bears Grinder and Coola at their morning feeding time and learn about bear conservation from wildlife experts. The two 23-year-old male bears came out of hibernation in April and were started on a diet of iceberg lettuce. Once they’re acclimatized out of their winter sleep, they dine on an assortment of veggies. The breakfast buffet for human guests in the Grizzly Lookout is more wide-ranging and features a variety of continental and hot food options. Breakfast with the Bears July and August dates are on Wednesdays through Sundays. Book online and meet at the Base Plaza, outside of Starbucks, at 8 a.m. Call Guest Services at (604) 980-9311 to book dates in September.

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Jon Dykstra

Jon is a long-time Metro Vancouver resident where he owns an interior design firm and home design publication. As a prolific writer who enjoys much of what Metro Vancouver has to offer, he couldn't help but write about the goings on in Metro Vancouver which resulted in the launch of The Burrard Bulletin.