â–º Listen Live

Lakeland’s Animal Health Clinic helping grow animal health industry

The new Animal Health Clinic at the Vermilion campus of Lakeland College is set to offer more opportunities to students. The 14,531 square foot facility will provide three labs and more rooms to accommodate training.

“We’re definitely looking at growth in the program and taking in more students, which the animal health industry is quite excited about,” says Dean of Agricultural Sciences Josie Van Lent. “They often have a shortage of technologists working in clinics. This will allow us to increase our enrolments and we’re doing that as early as this fall.”

Currently, the college takes 42 students in the aminal health technology program and about 25 the veterinary medical assistance program each year. Van Lent says they will double the enrolment to about 160 to 200 students.

The clinic will provide students with about $1.3 million in animal care equipment, including digital radiography x-ray system, canine and feline SynDaver models and equine models. Van Lent says the clinic will allow Lakeland to collaborate with other post-secondary institution offering animal health training, as well as programs within the college.

“There’s a lot of students that will move through that clinic. The labs can be multiuse in other words other programs here at the college could access and use some of those labs as well, including environmental sciences.”

The $8.2 million facility has received over $5 million in funding from federal and provincial grants. Van Lent says they are currently under budget with the final pieces of equipment being placed in the building.

The facility will be fully operational for when students start their classes this fall and a grand opening will take place on September 7 at 2 p.m.

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Battlefords RCMP seek suspects in robbery, assualt

Battlefords RCMP seek your help to find two men who may be driving a blue four-door 2015 Hyundai Sonata car with Saskatchewan licence plate 786 LHD. The duo is suspected to be involved in a robbery, and assault.

Sask Free Fishing Weekend, Jul 12-13

The fishing just got real as Saskatchewan is opening its waters for you to cast a line without a licence this weekend, July 12-13.

Town of Wainwright has lowest cost of living in Alberta

Overall for 2024, on all items, Wainwright comes in at 92.5 meaning its about eight per cent cheaper to buy something in Wainwright compared to Edmonton. Lloydminster comes in at 94.6, meaning prices on average are about two per cent more expensive than Wainwright.

Road expansion for Cenovus Energy Hub begins July 15

If your regular commute takes you along 40 Avenue, from July 15 you will have to adjust that as Lloydminster road crews will lead road upgrades near the soon to be completed Cenovus Energy Hub.

Grace United cancels Sunday service following small fire

In the aftermath of the minor fire at Grace United Church, Lloydminster on Thursday July 3, Sunday service has been cancelled as the church deals with cleanup.
- Advertisement -