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Only known woolly dog pelt returns to B.C. after more than 160 years

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  • provincial Only known woolly dog pelt returns to B.C. after 160+ years
    The sole surviving pelt of an extinct woolly dog species, raised by Coast Salish and Makah peoples for thousands of years and used for ceremonial blankets, has been returned to the Museum of Anthropology at UBC from the Smithsonian Institution after more than 160 years.
  • provincial Senior woman Elizabeth Davis faces homelessness after hospital discharge to Downtown Eastside shelter
    A 78-year-old retired social worker lost her housing while hospitalized and was discharged to a shelter in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, highlighting a growing crisis of unhoused seniors in Metro Vancouver who are increasingly unable to afford housing on fixed incomes.
  • regional Vancouver Island Helicopters' Fire Raptors proving effective fighting 2026 B.C. wildfires · indexed on Kamloops & Southern Interior Wildfires
    North Saanich-based Vancouver Island Helicopters is using converted Sikorsky S-92A Fire Raptor helicopters with 5,000-litre tanks and 48-second fill times to battle major wildfires across B.C., including fires in the Okanagan and Fraser Canyon, with additional helicopters deployed to Hope and Kelowna.

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