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Driftwood wildlife raises more than $10K to help the real deal in Metchosin

Artist funds BC SPCA Wild ARC with Victoria showcase
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Artist Tanya Bub and Breanne Beckette, senior manager of Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre, celebrate more than $10,000 raised through Bub’s sculpture show to support the BC SPCA site in Metchosin. (Courtesy Tanya Bub)

Wildlife lingering on the streets of Victoria raised $10,945.44 to help sick, injured and orphaned animals.

Artist Tanya Bub showcased a series of her driftwood animal sculptures around Bastion Square and in the Gage Gallery to raise funds for the BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) in Metchosin.

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Wild ARC, the only wildlife rehabilitation centre on south Vancouver Island, treated 2,459 wild animals last year. The Metchosin site is not open to public tours but does host a critter cam online at spca.bc.ca.

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