You are moving to Abbotsford, right? The only place in BC where you really have to worry about heartworm is the Okanagan. So unless you moved here, I wouldn't worry about it. The Lower Mainland has all of the factors that support heartworm, but for some reason there is no heartworm there.

I believe that it is illegal for a dog not to have the rabies vaccine in BC...I'm not too sure. It is fairly common to find rabid bats in BC, and just recently they had found a couple of rabid skunks in Stanlyy Park (Vancouver unleashed dog park). So I believe they are trying to encourage people to get their dogs the vaccine. I'm not sure whether or not it is mandatory...I'll see if I can dig anything up for you.

Does this mean that you won't be coming to the Kelowna meeting this year?