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Welcome back, June Conference
May 11th, 2012
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As Dr. Colin Palmer describes it, 2012 is homecoming year for the June Conference — the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s longtime continuing education event. For the past eight years, the traditional format for the college’s biannual June Conference was shelved while the WCVM worked in co-operation with the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association to organize continuing education conferences in Saskatoon. …
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The tick factor
Like many Saskatchewan residents, I’ve have had to resign myself to dealing with ticks in recent years. Slowly but surely, ticks appear to be creeping into parts of the province that were previously (and blissfully) tick-free. The first tick I ever encountered was flung clear across the room in horror (never to be seen again). But I’ve since become a …
May 11th, 2012 Full story »
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Clark enjoys “lighting that spark”
For Dr. Chris Clark of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, one of teaching’s best rewards is seeing the light come on in his students’ eyes when they understand and then become interested in a subject. “Lighting that spark, making that material interesting for them is so important,” says Clark, an associate professor in the college’s Department of Large Animal …
May 08th, 2012 Full story »
