Douglas Fir is a pet friendly hotel and a supporter of the Bow Valley SPCA.  They donate a portion of their pet fees to us.  We just heard about a great promotion for people visiting the Bow Valley in April.  This is a great opportunity for visitors to our area to bring their dogs along with no extra housing costs while reducing kennel fees and to bringing some extra enrichment to all of their lives.

Canmore Canadian Tire store manager, Adam Rhind, invited the Bow Valley SPCA into his store WITH DOGS.  The objective for the SPCA was to show off a couple of its dogs and to increase exposure to the the services we provide.  Canadian Tire was perfectly willing to allow cats as well, but the cats at the Carla Cumming Sojonky Adoption Centre tend to react to being moved and seem to be stressed.  Thus two dogs were there to represent our current residents (8 dogs and 28 cats).

HSI/Canada has awarded the Bow Valley SPCA an award of $3000 for our efforts to protect stray and abandoned dogs and cats in the Bow Valley and beyond. The basis for the award was:

On Sunday night, in conjunction with live entertainment in front of the Canmore Civic Centre, the Bow Valley SPCA gave away free hot dogs and chips and pop (all donated for the cause) to participants in the Canmore Winter Carnival.  Hungry attendees had the opportunity to give a donation to the SPCA in return for the great service and the tasty food.

The Bow Valley SPCA volunteers participated in the Bow Valley Justice Film Festival by having a booth displaying our activities and our upcoming plans.  We were privileged to be asked to attend and represent to idea that justice and fairness should be extended to pets as well as people.

People attending the big weekend of entertainment in Canmore, the Canmore Winter Carnival, got a a bit extra from the Bow Valley SPCA.  Dogs that had been adopted from the Centre and two cats waiting for their forever home were stationed at Canmore Rotary Park and the nearby Mut Hut respectively.

The Bow Valley SPCA is offering a public seminar that should attract every dog owner within 150 kilometers.  The topics covered include:

Paul Turner, president of the Bow Valley SPCA, presented a gift certificate, donated by the Banff Caribou Keg, for dinner at their restaurant and a Certificate of Appreciation to Linda Stenger for her outstanding  dedication and work for the Bow Valley SPCA.

Linda has volunteered for the Bow Valley SPCA since its opening in 2007.  She drives from Banff to the Carla Cumming Sojonky Adoption Centre 2 or 3 times a week.

What a great idea!  Recently a donor came to the front desk at teh Carla Cumming Sojonky Adoption Centre with a "bucket" full of coins and a few $5 bills.  She had invited a few friends over for a small get together and asked them to bring their spare change.  She had the bucket with images of dogs and cats taped to the outside and a small slot cut in the top on a table by the entrance.  She collected $153.  We counted the coins (and bills).