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More than 200 cats and kittens will be moved from a single property in northern British Columbia to the care of the BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in one of the society’s largest intakes of rescued animals in recent years, it says.

Eileen Drever, senior officer with the society, says the BC SPCA became involved after a request for assistance from the animals’ guardian, who said she was feeling overwhelmed with her situation.

“We sent staff out to his property. And when asked how many cats he had, I think he said it was like counting

A mother and daughter’s efforts to improve garbage management and mitigate bear interactions in their Vancouver Island community is gaining traction as bears begin their sleepy emergence from hibernation.

Andrea Miller and her 16-year-old daughter, Alaina, have been calling on homeowners in View Royal — a suburb of Victoria — to better secure their garbage bins following the death of a mother black bear in their community last June.

“It was a really devastating day,” Alaina told CBC’s All Points West last week.

After numerous reports of the bear accessing “attractants” like food and garbage from insecure bins, the animal