From left to right are Art Stirling, -chair of the Friends of the new Animal Shelter, Foundation representative Anne Fisher, Hula and Jim Sanson of the foundation. (Photo courtesy of
Lynn McGeachy)The new animal shelter in Chatham is one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to another big donation.
The Howard J. Rees Foundation handed over $50,000 on Wednesday to the Friends of the New Animal Shelter.
That puts them well past the 50% mark of their fundraising goal.
Construction of the new shelter should begin next spring across from the current facility on Park Ave. in Chatham. When the new facility is completed, it will be turned over to the municipality.
The Inn of the Good Shepherd has accepted a cheque of over $80,000 from Tim Hortons in Sarnia.
According to the Northern Tornadoes Project, a funnel made contact with the ground just southeast of London.
The request to keep the riding name unchanged received an immediate response from the procedure's team on Tuesday, Gladu said.
The Inn posted to social media Tuesday, that to keep serving the community in a meaningful and sustainable way, it will be limiting the food bank to 40 households per day.
The Toronto Blue Jays ninth inning rally came up short again as they lost 5-4 to the New York Yankees Tuesday night.
Hydro One has made a historic partnership with five southwest First Nations to split transmission line ownership in the area.
