Wilderness survival book borrowed in 1977 is finally returned to B.C. library

VANCOUVER — A book about surviving in the outdoors has been returned to a B.C. library branch more than four decades after it was checked out.
The book, “Wilderness Living: A Complete Handbook and Guide to Pioneering in North America,” was borrowed from the Union Bay branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library in 1977.
It was returned anonymously to the Courtenay branch last Monday.
Library spokesman David Carson said the book’s subject matter “adds to the mysti