The Big One · Remembering Jesse Adams

Sooke remembers RainCoast co-founder Jesse Adams.

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Jesse Adams, co-founder of RainCoast Dog Rescue Society, has died while helping evacuate animals from danger in eastern Ukraine, Sooke Mayor Maja Tait said in a statement today.

Adams helped start RainCoast in 2014. Its work brought him far from Vancouver Island, but the rescue also helps people and pets here at home. Through its PET Project, volunteers provide food, supplies and veterinary support to owners who need a hand, including people experiencing homelessness.

[Read Sooke's tribute]. RainCoast's [website] explains the work he helped build and how to support it.

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