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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 neighborhood.
As soon as full in 2027, the new facility at 2151 Second St. W. in Cornwall will exchange the getting older Ontario SPCA animal centre on Boundary Highway, which was designed over 30 years in the past and may not sustain with the rising wants of the neighborhood. The Cornwall & Area Animal Centre and Veterinary Clinic will enhance each animal intakes and adoptions by about 30% and could 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 ability has been designed for animal well being and luxury to attenuate stress and scale back size of keep.
The constructing can 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 companies, serving to households entry care for his or her pets that they won’t in any other case have obtained. The 1,400-square foot veterinary clinic could have a medical remedy suite for vaccinations and primary care, and a surgical suite able to performing hundreds of spay/neuter procedures annually.
Designed by Ottawa-based Deimling Structure and constructed by Grant-Marion Building of Cornwall, the $8 million facility represents a significant funding locally and a major driver of native financial progress. As soon as accomplished, it’s going to create quite a few new everlasting jobs and volunteer alternatives, contributing to employment and civic engagement. So far, the Ontario SPCA has secured $4 million by philanthropy for this mission. A marketing campaign management staff can be inviting extra philanthropic help to make this transformative mission 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 School, The Agapè Centre and Centre 105 to help animals locally, and the individuals who love them.
For extra info on the Ontario SPCA, go to ontariospca.ca/sdg
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“The dimensions and state of our current 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 help the neighborhood with the instruments to curb and in the end clear up the animal care disaster in our area.”
“We’re a giant space – each city and rural – going through massive challenges when it comes to 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 help the veterinary companies already right here locally – now and into the long run,” says Gordon Campbell, Ontario SPCA Board Member and Capital Marketing campaign Cupboard Member.
“The veterinary clinic can be a primary within the area. Supposed to complement current veterinary care within the area, it’s going to assist guarantee underserved members of our neighborhood have entry to primary care that their pets may not have in any other case obtained and can assist curb the overpopulation concern of stray animals within the area. It would additionally assist foster instructional partnerships with Ontario faculties and universities with veterinary applications, giving college students the sensible information they want whereas fostering the following era 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 pal 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 supplies 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 a wide range of neighborhood help companies, resembling sheltering and adoptions, together with emergency sheltering, feral cat administration applications, animal transfers, meals distribution, humane schooling, animal advocacy, and spay/neuter companies.
The Ontario SPCA doesn’t obtain annual authorities funding and depends on donations to supply applications and companies to assist animals in want. To study 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.
