A new home for the Guelph Humane Society
Posted Oct 28, 2017 06:37:25 AM.
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The Guelph Humane Society will have a new address.
Guelph City Council decided this week that they would waive their option to purchase the land located at 190 Hanlon Creek Blvd and gave the go ahead to the shelter.
The current facility has been located on Wellington Street West for the past 45 years.
Executive Director Adrienne McBride says they needed to find a new place because of the future expansion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
“This land is going to be taken up by new wastewater infrastructure so we have to move. Even if that wasn’t the case, we are ready to move and ready to build a new facility that is more modern and incorporates best practices for sheltering animals. As much as the lease is over and we need to move, we are ready to move.”
McBride says she the new facility, which has an estimated price tag of 5 million dollars, will provide room to expand their capacity in order to help more animals each year.
The shelter relies solely on the support of the community and McBride says they will need donations in order for the project to be successfully.
“We are largely relying on the community’s ability to support the project but I have no doubt we will be able to raise what we need to make it happen.”
The design and planning phase is expected to begin in mid-January.
