WCVM resident receives Aboriginal award

Dr. Candace Grier-Lowe

Dr. Candace Grier-Lowe, a veterinary resident at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), is one of 14 outstanding Canadians who have been named recipients of 2009 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards.

Grier-Lowe is a member of the Norway House First Nation and grew up in Winnipeg, Man. She received her veterinary degree from the WCVM in 2005 and was a clinical associate in the veterinary college’s pet radiation therapy centre for three years.

In 2008, Grier-Lowe became the first successful candidate of the WCVM’s Nestlé Purina veterinary dental residency program. The Canadian veterinary college is the only institution in the world to offer a three-year program that combines a veterinary dentistry residency with a Master of Veterinary Science degree.

The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF) will honour Grier-Lowe and other award recipients during a televised awards ceremony in Winnipeg, Man., on March 6, 2009. The annual award program — now in its 16th year —recognizes the outstanding career achievements of First Nation, Inuit and Métis people living throughout Canada.

Visit www.naaf.ca to view the entire list of 2009 National Aboriginal Achievement Award recipients.