BY MICHAEL-ALLAN MARION
EXPOSITOR STAFF / BRANTFORD

Developer King and Benton has given the Brant County SPCA a golden opportunity to find a new home for its shelter by donating a block of land in its emerging Oak Park North business park.

"I'm ecstatic," SPCA manager Robin Kuchma said on the weekend of King and Benton Development Corp.'s donation of 3.5 acres toward the construction of a new $2-million shelter to go in its 427-acre business park on both sides of Oak Park Road just north of Highway 403.

"lt's very generous of (company president) Steve Charest to help us this way," she said in an interview at the Mohawk Street shelter.

"lt's very challenging to find a suitable location for a shelter that needs a fair amount of land for a building and space for other activities. The Oak Park location is an awesome spot, and we're very proud to be associated with King and Benton's new development."