Rocky Billotsoton is helping to keep the NWT SPCA spick and span.

He's been a labourer with Kavanaugh Bros Ltd. for more than 30 years and for the last few months, the company has been sending him to work every Wednesday afternoon at the shelter.

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It's a skill that's certainly appreciated.

Leigh Harris-Carlson, shelter manager and vet tech, says that Billotsoton's help has been invaluable, especially with the cleanup of a winter's worth of mess at the shelter.

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Rocky was also behind the solution to a stinky problem when he noticed the SA国际影视传媒渙verwhelmingSA国际影视传媒� number of bags of dog feces that staff had to transport to the dump in their private vehicles SA国际影视传媒� sometimes up to 20 bags a trip.

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SA国际影视传媒淲hen Rocky went back to Kavanaugh and said you won't believe what they're doing up there with their poop, because it can't go into the regular dumpster, they've come back since and we have our very own poop dumpster.SA国际影视传媒�

The new dumpster joins the regular one Kavanaugh had already donated to the shelter. The two dumpsters are supplied and emptied by the company for free.

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Kavanaugh turns 50 this year, and Houweling says the company has another sizable donation planned for a local cause to celebrate, but the details haven't been announced yet.

In the meantime, Billotsoton will keep helping at the shelter. Kavanaugh still pays for his work, and he gets the chance to help animals in need.

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Billotsoton said the experience has been a good one.

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