As business owners decide their next steps following a massive fire that destroyed several shops in a northwest strip mall last week, funds are pouring in for a cherished cat store that burned to the ground in the blaze.
More than $15,000 has already been raised for The Cat House, a longtime staple in Calgary’s cat community, in the Stadium Shopping Centre.
Fire ripped through the northwest strip mall in the 1900 block of Uxbridge Drive on Thursday morning, destroying four businesses including The Cat House, damaging two others, and sending two firefighters and a child from an area school to hospital.
An online fundraising page has been set up to help the store dedicated to felines recover from the blaze and reopen before the busy Christmas season.