Success comes at at cost for The WHS
The Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS) has experienced a dramatic increase in animal intake during the early stages of its new strategic plan and it has impacted the finances of the organization. “We’ve done great work, but it comes at a cost,” The WHS CEO Javier Schwersensky said. “More incoming animals require additional funds to care for them. And to make matters more challenging, we were faced with unbudgeted building maintenance costs which hit our budget very hard.” The WHS’s balanced budget forecast was dashed by an unexpected water bill of $32,000, due to a hidden broken pipe. Part of the … Continued