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'Work together'

One city councillor says the city needs to form a bigger partnership with the Thunder Bay and District Humane Society. “We have to work closely together,” said Larry Hebert, at-large councillor and local Humane Society board member.
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A kitten awaits adoption at the Canadian Tire store on Arthur Street Saturday. (Jodi Lundmark, tbnewswatch.com)

One city councillor says the city needs to form a bigger partnership with the Thunder Bay and District Humane Society.

“We have to work closely together,” said Larry Hebert, at-large councillor and local Humane Society board member.

While the Humane Society already often works with the city’s own animal services department, there is a big saving the organization brings to the community, Hebert said Saturday afternoon.

“They do a lot of work off hours, work when our animal control isn’t open,” he said. “The Humane Society is there and we don’t destroy any animals. That’s a real big saving. It’s a real help.”

Hebert said he’s emailed the other councillors about the issue and said there is a possibility the city could step in with some financial help.

“We’ll see how it works out but certainly I think that proposal is going to go in and we’re going to see how it flies,” he said, adding it’s been brought forward and may go right to the budget process.

“It’s really important we get something done because we don’t want the Humane Society closing and that’s imminent by the end of December if we don’t get our monthly cash flow improved,” he said.

The Humane Society got a $5,000 boost from the two local Canadian Tire stores and the Canadian Tire Corporation Saturday.

The organization has a display up both Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to promote pet adoptions at the Canadian Tire store on Arthur Street. It runs in conjunction with the fourth annual Iams Home 4 the Holidays pet adoption campaign.

Hebert said the donation will help tremendously and Humane Society board president Jack Remus said he’s appreciative of the donation.

“I’m really amazed, however, how helpful the citizens of Thunder Bay have been; all ages coming to our assistance,” he said.

While he didn’t have exact numbers, Remus said he thinks the society is coming along well since announcing their potential closure by the end of the year last week.

“It would be a tragedy if we were not successful,” he said. “We’re very, very pleased with what’s happened today and look forward to continued assistance from the citizens of Thunder Bay.”
 





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