Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Fri. June 13th, 2025
June 13, 2025
The spring intake boom has officially blossomed at the Ottawa Humane Society, as employees kick into overdrive. Compared to 2024, when it comes to animals in need of care, they are reporting an 18 percent increase. On a per-day basis, that is roughly 17 animals. On a per-day basis, it costs $34 to care for each one. And in the last 7 days alone, 40 kittens have entered through the front doors. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Sharon Miko, the President and CEO of the OHS, in Hour 4. Meantime, if you are looking for a reason to visit the ByWard Market, a South American kitchen is opening up shop where Pure Kitchen used to be. Joining the show with his elevator pitch is Lizardo Becerra, the owner and head chef of Barrio. And finally, if you feel like chowing down on some popcorn this weekend, Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks!
Unpublished Newswire
Efficiency is Nana Guenther’s love language. It is also her profession. The thirty-seven-year-old Torontonian spent a decade in corporate accounting before realizing that her true calling was process automation: streamlining her clients’ existing systems and separating the tasks that need person power from those that might just as well be managed by a computerized solution. When Guenther and her husband, Phillip, became the parents of one boy in 2019 and a second three years later, she saw that her domestic life was in need of her professional expertise.
“Two demanding careers, two boys...
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