CALGARY — Melissa David knows the importance of having a pet for an individual’s mental health.
David, who founded Parachutes for Pets, a Calgary charity that provides subsidized pet care, including food hampers and medical treatment, to low-income Calgarians, was in her early 20s when she was diagnosed with bladder cancer.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
David, who is now 39, has secured a 12,000-square-foot warehouse, located on Calgary’s light rail transit line, that she is turning into a pet advocacy centre. She picked up the keys this week after the “stars aligned” and the landlord was looking for a non-profit to take over the space.Article content
David, who quit her job as an RCMP analyst in December, has invested her life savings into the project, which should open its doors in September.
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