Summer 2023 Access to Care award recipients

Posted Sep 20th, 2023

The Summer 2023 Access to Care award recipients include:

SCHOLARSHIP

Tannicka Reeves, Yukon, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Kandis Villebrun, Northwest Territories, Western College of Veterinary Medicine (Ian and Rochelle Laing Family Foundation)

BURSARIES

Georgia Bouchard-Dawson, Northwest Territories, Thompson Rivers University
Kara Ann Campbell, Nunavut
Rosalyn French, Northwest Territories
Laura Kilabuk, Nunavut
Cai Reid, Northwest Territories

PET FIRST AID TRAINING

Jodi Alderson, Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Sweetgrass Casaway, Lutsel K'e, Northwest Territories
Marie Catholique, Lutsel K'e, Northwest Territories
Emily Clarke, Kimmirut, Nunavut
Noella Cockney, Northwest Territories
Tanya Haulli, Igloolik, Nunavut
Emma Hunt, Acho Dene Koe (Fort Liard), Northwest Territories
Carol McCormack, Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories
Gabrielle Nogasak, Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Demarys Rose Noksana, Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Stephanie Poole, Lutsel K'e, Northwest Territories

Stories From Around The World

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On September 30, VWB joins Canadians in marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. We reflect on the importance of listening, learning, and respectful relationships in our work alongside Indigenous communities in northern Canada, and share resources for continued learning.

Webinar Replay: World Rabies Day 2026 - Rabies is Preventable. So, What’s Stopping Us?

Posted Sep 11th, 2026

Watch a replay of our World Rabies Day 2026 webinar, which brought together perspectives from Alaska, Ukraine, and Laos to explore why rabies persists despite being preventable — and what stronger access, local capacity, coordination, and resilient animal and human health systems can contribute to progress toward ending human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030.

VETS Volunteer Voices: The Doctor Who Kept Coming Back to Ghana

Posted Sep 3rd, 2026

#VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Dr. Joseph Ansong-Danquah, a Ghanaian-Canadian veterinarian who has volunteered with VWB in Ghana since 2017. In 2026, Joseph is completing his final VETS placement after nine years of supporting farmers, communities, partner organizations and fellow volunteers across the country.

Being part of vaccination campaigns where hundreds of animals lined up each day showed me just how vital this work is. Every goat or sheep means greater security for a family.
- Sandra Nyman (Animal Health Advisor, Ghana, 2023)

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