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WCVM honours RCMP dog handler

July 19th, 2008

A new patient examination room in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s renovated teaching hospital at the University of Saskatchewan has been named after Corporal James Galloway, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police service dog handler who was killed while on duty four years ago in Edmonton, Alta. “Corporal Galloway was committed to caring for the health and well being of …

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Corporal James Galloway
Dr. Barbara Ambros anesthesiologist lion

Outstanding resident and clinical intern

Clinical intern Dr. Heather Akridge and veterinary anesthesiology resident Dr. Barbara Ambros, both members of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, were the recent recipients of two achievement awards at the College. Akridge received the 2008 Hill’s Outstanding Intern Award while Ambros accepted the Hill’s Outstanding Resident Award for the year. Both awards were …

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Dr. Klaas Post

Dr. Klaas Post: 2008 Distinguished Employee

Dr. Klaas Post, head of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences and a professor for nearly three decades, was the recipient of the College’s Distinguished Employee Award for 2008. The award was presented to Post during WCVM’s annual employee barbecue on June 12. During the award’s announcement, WCVM Dean Charles Rhodes read excerpts from …

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