Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) is investing in the future of veterinary care in Northern Ontario with a $75,000 gift to Lakehead University to support the Collaborative Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program (CDVMP), helping expand training opportunities for future veterinarians who will care for livestock and strengthen rural communities across the region.
The donation supports the development of teaching facilities and specialized equipment needed at Lakehead University to educate veterinary students in Northern Ontario, where producers continue to face a significant shortage of large-animal veterinarians. The gift also marks an important milestone in Lakehead University’s fundraising campaign for CDVMP as the project moves toward completion.
“Beef Farmers of Ontario is proud to support Lakehead University and the University of Guelph’s Collaborative Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program. We thank the Government of Ontario, University of Guelph and Lakehead University for their significant investment and commitment to expanding veterinary education in the province. Training students for the north, in the north, will help build long-term veterinary capacity in communities where access to large-animal care remains a significant challenge,” says Jason Leblond, BFO President. “By investing in the combined anatomy and pathology laboratory and an articulated bovine skeleton, we are helping provide students with practical, hands-on training that reflects the needs of livestock farmers. This program is an important investment in animal health and welfare, the long-term success of farm businesses, food security and the resilience of northern Ontario communities.”
The Collaborative Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program (CDVMP) is a partnership between Lakehead University and the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. Students complete their first year of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program in Thunder Bay before continuing their studies at the Ontario Veterinary College.
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