Ostrich Cull Opponents Swamp Rural BC Officials With Gratitude Over Landfill Ruling

Ostrich Cull Opponents Swamp Rural BC Officials With Gratitude Over Landfill Ruling
A herd of ostriches is seen on a remote farm in Edgewood, B.C., in an undated photo supplied by Universal Ostrich Farms Inc. The Canadian Press/HO-Katie Pasitney
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Aidan McLaren-Caux is used to being stopped in grocery store aisles by people who want to discuss issues as a local politician, but a federal agency’s decision to cull a flock of 400 ostriches in Edgewood, B.C., has brought the region and local officials “an extraordinary amount of attention.”

“A lot of the attention has come from elsewhere, so other parts of the province, and the country and even internationally,” he said Friday. “It’s definitely a topic of conversation at coffee shops.”