A long-time supporter and former president of the Humane Society Yukon is hopeful the struggling organization will land on its feet after the Yukon Supreme Court ordered the election of a new board of directors tomorrow evening.

Meanwhile, a local Whitehorse business has agreed to donate $10,000 to the animal shelter in January.

Last Friday afternoon, Supreme Court Justice Leigh Gower ordered the society, which runs the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter, to reinstate a group of former members, including 2011 president Jordi Mikeli-Jones.

Mikeli-Jones said she is working to raise money so the 14-year-old shelter can keep its Tlingit Street doors open past the end of the year.

Last week, the court heard that unless more money is found soon, the shelter will be lucky to pay its staff through the end of the month.

Five more employees have lost their jobs, bringing the total of laid-off staff to nine.

The facility is no longer accepting animals. It's currently having nearly $40,000 in funding withheld by the Yukon government until it clears up the problems with the societies registrar.

"I think we're at rock bottom, but if there is a silver lining in all of this, maybe it's that we will be able to get more people to participate,” Mikeli-Jones said in an interview Tuesday.

The judge also ordered the society to hold its annual general meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday to elect a new board.

New memberships can be purchased at the meeting, and anyone who has paid the dues will be able to vote.

Mikeli-Jones said she originally had no intention of running for the new board but was planning to help in other ways.

After some consideration, there's a "slight chance” she will run for president.

Earlier this year, the territory's registrar of societies investigated and ordered the humane society to reinstate suspended members, hold a special meeting to elect a new board of directors, make public a complete membership list and produce missing and incomplete financial statements.

Both sides ended up in court after the registrar asked a judge to enforce his orders.

Since the court's ruling, Mikeli-Jones said, she's been on the phone constantly fielding questions from people interested in obtaining memberships or running for positions on the board.

"It's important to have a balance of new people and people with experience,” she said.

Meanwhile, the Cheeky Monkey daycare in Riverdale is planning on donating $10,000 to the society in January.

Owner Andi Barlow said she and her husband, Mike Worden, believe Mikeli-Jones' work can turn the situation around whether she is on the board or not.

"We honestly believe it can be saved,” she said.

Barlow said both she and her husband have donated to the shelter personally in the past. This will be their first donation as a business.

A facebook group has also been set up to try to rally fund-raising efforts.

More than 100 people have joined.

The group points people to the society's website to donate money.

It also asks for supplies like bleach, disposable gloves, dog and cat food, fence repair work and an industrial washer and dryer

Only a handful of cats and dogs remain at the shelter at this time.

As for when animals will be accepted again, Mikeli-Jones said she hopes that can happen as soon as possible, particularly given the recent frigid temperatures.

"We need to be accepting animals,” she said. "It's -35 outside, and if there's a dog tied up outside somewhere, that's a problem.”

The government says it will release its funding "as expeditiously as possible,” once the society is back in good standing.

This includes providing financial statements for the fiscal year April 2011 to March 2012 and interim statements from April 1 to Aug. 31, 2012, said Mac Hislop, a Department of Community Services spokesperson.

The financial statements have to consist of a balance sheet, a statement of revenue and expenditures and it has to be reviewed and signed by a professional accountant.

"They also need to file the appropriate notices with the corporate affairs branch,” Hislop said.

"That includes a notice of change of directors and the approved financial statements that have to be signed by a couple of directors.”

Tomorrow's meeting will take place in the fireside room of the Thomson Centre, which is adjacent to Whitehorse General Hospital.

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