FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Pepperoni pizza and buffalo wings were on the menu at a Fort William First Nation residence on Monday, but the meal ended up in the mouth of an uninvited guest.
Ian Bannon's 16-year-old granddaughter had placed an order for delivery of her food at 5pm, just in time for dinner.
He was next door, helping a neighbour.
When Bannon arrived back home he found the teen standing on the back deck, appearing somewhat bewildered.
"She looked dumbfounded. I got out and asked what had happened, and she says 'The bear just took off with my supper.' "
He said the animal must have been close to the house when the delivery person arrived, rang the doorbell, and left the order on the deck.
When Bannon checked the video from his doorbell camera, he saw that within a minute of the driver's departure, a medium-sized bear had climbed up the stairs, crossed the deck, clamped his jaws around the pizza box, and ambled into the bush.
The bear left the container of wings behind, but while the young woman was still telling him the story, the animal returned to pilfer what was left of her dinner order.
"I thought he might as well have the buffalo wings and enjoy the full meal," Bannon said. "Once he did that, I shooed him away with a marine air horn, and he took off."
He said bears are seen frequently on the First Nation, but "it's not too common that they come up on the decks."
