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The Town of Fort Smith says it has met a territorial government deadline to energize an electric fence at its landfill by Friday last week.
The GNWT had sent an April letter warning of a “significant safety risk” from habituated bears if the fence – which has been an issue for years – was not repaired and switched on.
The territory said the town had committed to fixing the problem by May 1.
In an email published to a regulatory public registry on May 1 – and sent a day earlier – the town said the landfill’s electric fence “has been energized and is now operating at full strength.”
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The town has also agreed to start logs of fence maintenance requirements and nearby wildlife sightings and share them with the GNWT.
