鈥淲hen people come here, it鈥檚 not just to fill their bellies, but also for a good cause.鈥�

Dining at Canooligans鈥� is a win-win, which manager Jakob Isaak pointed out during a charitable Paws Wednesdsay afternoon. The restaurant presented a cheque for $4,300 to staff鈥檚 latest charity of choice, Shuswap Paws Rescue Society, with president Barbara Gosselin and a contingent of the group鈥檚 90 volunteers on hand to accept the much needed funding.

This is the second such donation that Canooligans鈥� has gifted to a local charity since opening on June 21, with staff giving 10 per cent of their tips to a different cause every two months, with the Salmon Arm Rescue Unit having received $5,000 towards a new vehicle from the June and July proceeds. With August and September having gone to Paws, the pub is now saving up for the Shuswap Hospice Society.

While all staff decide which charity to give to, Shuswap Paws is a particular soft spot for Isaak, who rescued his two cats鈥擝en and Jerry鈥攖wo-and-a-half years ago after meeting them as kittens at a foster鈥檚 house. Demonstrating the importance of the society, another one of its success stories actually attended the event, with Patrick Ryley and Cristian Quijas鈥� year-old rescue dog Nanchi Quila seemingly thinking the celebration was solely in her honour.

Donations such as this are what keeps Paws going, with Gosselin explaining that as a society rather than a registered charity, they are limited in what grants they can apply for, saying instead that, 鈥渂ottles keep us alive,鈥� with Canooligans鈥� regularly donating their refundable empties as well.

In addition to those charitable gifts, the society鈥檚 existence also depends on its dedicated volunteers who stepp up to help out as drivers, fosters, feral animal trappers and more. Additional information about the group can be found on their Facebook page under .

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