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Orangeville council discusses taking on animal-shelter duties amid regional capacity concerns

Orangeville City Council · February 19, 2026
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Summary

Council members discussed reopening local kennels and pursuing a county contract after shelter capacity problems were raised; staff said county payments to Emery Animal Health are roughly $50,000–$70,000 but exact contract terms were not available at the meeting.

Orangeville — Council members on Feb. 19 held an extended discussion about animal-shelter capacity and whether the city should assume sheltering services currently handled elsewhere.

Council staff said the county’s current arrangement with Emery Animal Health appears to cost "somewhere between $50,000 and $70,000," though no formal…

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