Since moving to Edmonton I've heard that puppy mill survivors from the Los Angeles area have been shipped en masse to Edmonton for adoption on one, if not two occasions in the past year. I'm not sure what the particulars are that led to this arrangement, but I understand that by and large it's been smaller breeds.

You may want to try getting in touch with the animal rescue folks on this side of the Rockies to see if they have capacity in their shelters and demand for adoption. If they can fly them up from LA, surely they can travel from BC to Alberta.