Coming Soon - 867-979- VETS!

• "I have a neutered male cat. How old should he be before I can breed him?"
• "What should I feed a borderline collie?"
• "How do I stop my cat from giving food to the dog?"
• "Will chewing pop cans remove enamel from my puppy's teeth?"
• "Where can I get a six-toed cat?"

In every province and territory in Canada - except one - people can get the answer to questions like these with a quick call to their local Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. The one place in Canada you CAN'T call a local vet for advice - or for care - is Nunavut.

Until now. But Chuck Gilhuly and Geoff Rigby, with the help of Doctor Thierry Asselin of the Alta Vista Animal Hospital, are working with a determined young Inuit entrepreneur to change that.

The Aarluk team is preparing a business plan for Nunavut's first full veterinary clinic. It's the dream of a lifetime for Leia Cunningham of Iqaluit, who has long hoped to be able to offer veterinary services in her home town. If all goes well, Leia's dream - and the hopes of pet owners in the Territory's capital city - will come true in two stages: this spring, when she completes her degree in veterinary sciences, and later this year in December when Canada's first Inuit-run veterinary clinic opens in Iqaluit. Stay tuned.