Winter Warm-Up!

The Gananoque & District Humane Society is Holding its First Ever Winter Warm Up

Join us on February 7, 2009 at the Lansdowne Community Centre. We will be hosting a chili and coffee brunch from 10am until 2 pm. All proceeds will go towards supporting the humane society. Join us for some good food and lots of laughs!

Call 613-382-1135 for further details or email us at humanesociety@bellnet.ca.

Expressions of Interest Requested

By late spring the Gananoque and District Humane Society will occupy our new shelter at 85 Hwy 32 (former OPP building). Renovations, repairs and upgrades are necessary both before and after move in. Skills needed include carpentry, plumbing, electrical, roofing, masonry, landscaping and others.

Where possible, the Humane Society will obtain all labour and materials from firms and individuals resident in Leeds and the Thousand Islands and the Town of Gananoque.

Donations of labour and/or materials are especially welcome.

If you or your firm would like to be on our consideration list please send your contact and specialty information to:

The Gananoque and District Humane Society
9 King St East
Gananoque, ON, K7G 1E7
Att: Walter Leaman, Project Manager.

HUMANE SOCIETY FINDS A NEW HOME

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday December 15, 2008

HUMANE SOCIETY FINDS A NEW HOME

In 2009 the Gananoque and District Humane Society will mark its 20th year of service to the community by moving into larger and better equipped premises in order to enhance its animal welfare mandate. The Humane Society announced today that arrangements have been completed to purchase the former OPP building on Highway 32 just north of the 401 for use as its new animal shelter. Possession is scheduled for the end of February 2009 with occupancy planned by the end of May 2009, after essential renovations have been completed.

This great step forward for animal welfare in our area was made possible by the generous support of the Government of Ontario. A 2007 surplus from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services was used to provide a one-time grant to the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in order to enhance Humane Society and Infrastructure and Technology throughout the Province. The local Humane Society applied for and was awarded a share of this Infrastructure Funding.

The Humane Society also announced to day the launch of a Capital Campaign to match the $300,000 grant with equivalent community support in both cash and essential services.

For further information about the new Shelter, contact Les Wonch at 613-331-4611

To learn more about the Capital Campaign or to offer your assistance contact Nisha Milkovich at 613-382-3831.

Santa is Visiting
Box Office Entertainment

Saturday December 13th
10AM until 2PM

Get your child's or pet's photo taken FREE of charge
(Donations accepted for the Gananoque & District Humane Society)
AND
Check out the in-store "Santa Specials" for all the good
girls and boys on your list!

Box Office Entertainment
711 King Street East
Gananoque, ON
613-382-2001

Pet Photo Day!

U R Beautiful 4th Annual Spa Blitz

U R Beautiful is hosting its 4th annual Spa Blitz to raise funds for the Gananoque and District Humane Society.

• Half-off all quick salon/spa services
• Bake sale
• Raffle table, including a chance to win a $200 “Heaven’s Waiting” package that includes a specialized facial, an hour massage, spa manicure and spa pedicure.
• With every donation of $5, receive a rejuvenating hand treatment.
• With every $10 donation, receive an uplifting shampoo, blow-dry, and style.
• All donations get a free ballot for the spa day raffle!
  

All proceeds go directly to the Gananoque and District Humane Society.

When?
Saturday November 22 from 9AM to 3PM

Where?
122 King Street East, Gananoque. Three doors down from the T.D. Canada Trust bank.

Why are we doing this?
Every year our team has a spa blitz to raise money for a good cause and need within our community. We have a lot of fun, and in the end, with everyone’s help, we can sew a seed into good soil. In this case, a place whose main mission is to help and care for animals who need food, shelter, and a chance at a better life.

For more information:
Contact us at (613) 382-9576 for further details.

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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