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Yearly Archives for 2021
October 7, 2021
In June of this year, I wrote about serious failures in the system that let down a Rottweiler-mix puppy named... Read More
September 29, 2021
Several years ago, I received an email from a former OHS board member who I hadn’t heard from in years. The... Read More
September 23, 2021
Every couple of weeks or so, I receive a call from a reporter or producer. Invariably, it’s because they... Read More
September 16, 2021
For those following this blog, it will come as no surprise Marineland disturbs me. The OHS, of course, stands... Read More
September 9, 2021
Yesterday, the Shirley Kearns Memorial Adoption Centre looked like a child’s birthday party. Why? We were... Read More
September 2, 2021
When you hear “service dog” what do you think of? I imagine a guide dog helping his owner safely navigate... Read More
August 26, 2021
This morning, I got to do something I haven’t been able to do for a year and a half: I greeted a volunteer.... Read More
August 19, 2021
Before the pandemic and ubiquitous Zoom meetings, I would sometimes work late, attending committee or other... Read More
August 12, 2021
After a relatively mild July, August is turning into a scorcher. Whenever it gets this hot, I worry about... Read More
August 5, 2021
The global pandemic has created multiple crises in our community, in Canada and across the world. The OHS has... Read More