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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

VETS Volunteer Voices: Learning Goes Both Ways in Kenya

Posted Oct 19th, 2025

#VETSVolunteerVoices brings you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. Meet Grace Friesen, an Animal Health Advisor who spent three months in Kenya (May–August 2025) with our local partner, Meru Dairy, helping farmers improve herd health and milk production while learning firsthand how knowledge exchange can strengthen entire communities.

A Door to Dignity: Josephine’s Journey to a Healthier Rwanda

Posted Oct 14th, 2025

Josephine Mukagasana’s story shows how Community Hygiene Clubs are transforming health and confidence across rural Rwanda—empowering families to embrace handwashing, hygiene, and shared responsibility through the COHERS program’s One Health approach.

Ask an Expert: "How Can Healthy Wildlife Help Protect People and Pets in the North?" with Dr. Naima Jutha, Wildlife Veterinarian & NWT's Chief Veterinary Officer

Posted Oct 9th, 2025

In this edition of Ask an Expert, we connected with Dr. Naima Jutha, Wildlife Veterinarian and Chief Veterinary Officer for the Government of the Northwest Territories. Based in Yellowknife, Dr. Jutha leads the Wildlife Health Program within the Department of Environment and Climate Change, monitoring and responding to emerging health threats among northern wildlife populations.

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- Dr. Shauna Richards

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