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The Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre is receiving $650,000 from the provincial government to fund significant at its facility.
Premier Wab Kinew made the announcement Wednesday, saying the funding will modernize the centre’s infrastructure and expand its capacity to care for injured, sick, and orphaned animals.
Wildlife Haven, located south of Winnipeg near Ile des Chenes, has cared for more than 55,000 animals since 1984, with annual admissions growing from around 200 in the 1980s to more than 2,000 today.
The grant will fund repairs to the main building and raptor enclosures, safety upgrades, a modernized contact centre, and two new outdoor enclosures for aquatic mammals and waterfowl.
The province is also putting $5 million toward a new animal health centre at the Assiniboine Park Zoo.
