Feces and urine float through the watery gutters lining the eroding cages of the Ottawa Humane Society’s dog runs. In the stray cat ward, cages filled with two to three cats are stacked on top of one another, spilling out into the hallways and filling closets – the meows from the distressed animals are deafening. 
Natalie Zakrzewski, Centretown NewsThe current Ottawa Humane Society building was designed to accommodate 2,500 animals a year, but it now houses more than 11,000 annually. Overcrowding has forced some animals to be stored in cluttered closets and dirty wash stations.
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City presents feds with infrastructure wishlist
The city has made its list and checked it twice, and might soon find out if the federal government is going to be naughty or nice.
Transit strike, economy take toll on food bank supplies
The Emergency Food Centre located at Centretown United Church is recording a surging demand and an increase in number of new visits, which appears to be connected with the transit strike and the economic downturn.
Canal’s skating season on thin ice, says report
The length of the Rideau Canal skating season could be jeopardized within a decade, says a new report that warns about the probable effects of global warming on winter sports in Canada.