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Cornwall, ON (Oct. 17, 2025) – An official groundbreaking ceremony kicked off development 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 substitute the growing old Ontario SPCA animal centre on Boundary Highway, which was designed over 30 years in the past and might 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 can have the house to take care of 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 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 fundamental veterinary companies, serving to households entry care for his or her pets that they may not in any other case have obtained. The 1,400-square foot veterinary clinic can have a medical remedy suite for vaccinations and fundamental care, and a surgical suite able to performing 1000’s 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 serious funding in the neighborhood and a major driver of native financial progress. As soon as accomplished, it should 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 undertaking. A marketing campaign management crew shall be inviting further philanthropic help to make this transformative undertaking 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 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 enable us to help the neighborhood with the instruments to curb and finally remedy the animal care disaster in our area.”
“We’re an enormous space – each city and rural – going through large challenges by way of stray animals, animal overpopulation and a scarcity of entry to reasonably priced fundamental veterinary care. This new Ontario SPCA animal centre and veterinary clinic will make our communities safer, assist hold animals and folks collectively, and help the veterinary companies 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 should assist guarantee underserved members of our neighborhood have entry to fundamental care that their pets may not have in any other case obtained and can assist curb the overpopulation problem of stray animals within the area. It’s going to additionally assist foster instructional partnerships with Ontario faculties and universities with veterinary packages, 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 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 way of quite a lot of neighborhood help companies, corresponding to sheltering and adoptions, together with emergency sheltering, feral cat administration packages, 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 packages 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.
