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Cornwall, ON (Oct. 17, 2025) – An official groundbreaking ceremony kicked off building of the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society’s new 8,000-square-foot Cornwall & Area Animal Centre and Veterinary Clinic and marks the start of a brighter future for animals and the group.
As soon as full in 2027, the new facility at 2151 Second St. W. in Cornwall will substitute the growing old Ontario SPCA animal centre on Boundary Highway, which was designed over 30 years in the past and may now not sustain with the rising wants of the group. The Cornwall & Area Animal Centre and Veterinary Clinic will enhance each animal intakes and adoptions by about 30% and may have the house to look after as many as 57 animals at a time – greater than double the 24 areas on the present centre. The power has been designed for animal well being and luxury to reduce stress and cut back size of keep.
The constructing may even comprise an in-house, charity-based veterinary clinic operated by the Ontario SPCA. It will present high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter procedures and primary veterinary providers, serving to households entry care for his or her pets that they may not in any other case have acquired. The 1,400-square foot veterinary clinic may have a medical therapy suite for vaccinations and primary care, and a surgical suite able to performing hundreds of spay/neuter procedures every year.
Designed by Ottawa-based Deimling Structure and constructed by Grant-Marion Building of Cornwall, the $8 million facility represents a significant funding in the neighborhood and a major driver of native financial development. As soon as accomplished, it can create quite a few new everlasting jobs and volunteer alternatives, contributing to employment and civic engagement. To this point, the Ontario SPCA has secured $4 million by way of philanthropy for this challenge. A marketing campaign management crew shall be inviting extra philanthropic assist to make this transformative challenge a actuality.
The Ontario SPCA operates 14 animal centres throughout the province. For over 70 years it has served the communities of Akwesasne, Cornwall, the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry, and the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. It companions with native and regional organizations, together with St. Lawrence Faculty, The Agapè Centre and Centre 105 to assist animals in the neighborhood, and the individuals who love them.
For extra data on the Ontario SPCA, go to ontariospca.ca/sdg
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“The scale and state of our present animal centre prevents us from responding to the animal care disaster within the communities we serve. The want is nice, and it’s rising,” says Candice Gordon, Supervisor, Ontario SPCA Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Animal Centre. “This new facility will permit us to assist the group with the instruments to curb and finally remedy the animal care disaster in our area.”
“We’re a giant space – each city and rural – going through massive challenges by way of stray animals, animal overpopulation and an absence of entry to inexpensive primary veterinary care. This new Ontario SPCA animal centre and veterinary clinic will make our communities safer, assist preserve animals and other people collectively, and assist the veterinary providers already right here in the neighborhood – now and into the long run,” says Gordon Campbell, Ontario SPCA Board Member and Capital Marketing campaign Cupboard Member.
“The veterinary clinic shall be a primary within the area. Supposed to complement present veterinary care within the area, it can assist guarantee underserved members of our group have entry to primary care that their pets won’t have in any other case acquired and can assist curb the overpopulation concern of stray animals within the area. It is going to additionally assist foster academic partnerships with Ontario faculties and universities with veterinary applications, giving college students the sensible information they want whereas fostering the subsequent technology of animal care professionals,” says Dr. Jill Kirk, DVM, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ontario SPCA and Humane Society.
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Celebrating the groundbreaking on the brand new Cornwall & Area Animal Centre and Veterinary Clinic set to open in 2027.
Chris Deimling of Deimling Structure, Chief Fallon David of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne for the Kana:takon district , Eric Duncan MP for Stormont, Dundas and South Glengarry, Charmaine Brett Ontario SPCA President and CEO, Justin Towndale Cornwall Mayor, Renata D’Innocenzo Ontario SPCA Board of Administrators Chair, Gordon Campbell Ontario SPCA Board of Director Member and Marketing campaign Cupboard Member, Bernadette Clement Canadian Senator, Jaxon Chapman-Scott Communication Supervisor for Nolan Quinn MPP of Stormont, Dundas and South-Glengarry, Matt Lefebvre of Grant Marion Building, Candice Gordon Ontario SPCA Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Animal Centre Supervisor, and furry good friend Tucker.
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The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society
The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is a registered charity that has been altering the lives of animals for over 150 years. The Society offers care, consolation and compassion to animals in want in communities throughout Ontario. It values all animals and advocates to deal with them with respect and kindness. The Society strives to maintain pets and households collectively and does so by way of quite a lot of group assist providers, similar to sheltering and adoptions, together with emergency sheltering, feral cat administration applications, animal transfers, meals distribution, humane training, animal advocacy, and spay/neuter providers.
The Ontario SPCA doesn’t obtain annual authorities funding and depends on donations to supply applications and providers to assist animals in want. To be taught extra, or to donate, go to ontariospca.ca. Charitable Enterprise # 88969-1044-RR0002.
The Ontario SPCA Stormont Dundas & Glengarry Animal Centre is positioned on the lands of the Akwesasne Mohawks and their ancestors. We additionally acknowledge the Algonquin, Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-oshow-nee) (Iroquois), Huron-Wendat (huron-wen·dat), and Abenaki who’re neighbours and companions to the Akwesasne Mohawk.