The Gananoque and District Humane Society has been selected as an Infrastructure Renewal Grant recipient

Gananoque, ON (November 5, 2008) - The Ontario SPCA announced today that the Gananoque and District Humane Society has been selected as one of the recipients awarded a portion of a $5 million Infrastructure Renewal Grant. The grant, dispersed amongst the Ontario SPCA and its more than 50 Communities, is targeted to capital improvements, enhancing and modernizing communication tools and information technology, and improving animal welfare services in Ontario.

The one-time capital grant was made possible by the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and derived from a surplus of funds in 2007.

The Gananoque and District Humane Society underwent an extensive application process, made available to the Ontario SPCA's entire network of more than 50 Communities, to allocate the funds. Many of the projects are capital improvements, creating local job opportunities.

"The Provincial Government's one-time capital grant of $5 million recognizes the lifesaving work that we do, and the importance of strengthening animal welfare across the province," says Jim Sykes, Chair of the Ontario SPCA Board of Directors.

The Gananoque and District Humane Society will be using this funding towards creating improved Shelter facilities.

For more information about the Gananoque and District Humane Society's programs, please visit http://www.ganhumanesociety.ca/ and http://beta.gananoquereporter.com/Community/.

Branch/Affiliate Media Contact:

Les Wonch, President of the Board
Gananoque and District Humane Society
Cell: 613-331-4611
Email: humanesociety@bellnet.ca

The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Ontario SPCA): Protecting animals since 1873, the Ontario SPCA is a registered charity comprised of over 50 Communities relying primarily on donations to fund animal protection, care and rehabilitation; advocacy; and humane education. The Ontario SPCA Act mandates the Society to enforce animal cruelty laws and provides Society investigators with police powers to do so – making the Ontario SPCA unique among animal welfare organizations in the province. The Ontario SPCA is a member of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, the World Society for the Protection of Animals, and is affiliated with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

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