B.C. village rallies around effort to rescue killer whale calf [Video]

It’s just after 10 a.m. Wednesday and Yvonne Malanfant has finished brewing a fresh pot of coffee and placing a plate of homemade quesadillas with a side of spicy mayonnaise on a table for everybody to share.

A little bell above her door rings to announce the arrival of another local to pick up their mail and catch up on recent events.

Customer traffic at the small Canada Post outlet at Zeballos, B.C., has been extra busy over the past two weeks as residents gather to talk about the drama unfolding in a nearby tidal lagoon, where efforts are underway to rescue a trapped killer whale calf that was orphaned when its mother became stranded and died.

“This is incredible,” says Malanfant, the postmaster for the Vancouver Island community of about 200 residents. “It’s pretty incredible what’s going on. It’s made the news every night.”

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