Lakehead University has started construction on a new animal education facility to support its Collaborative Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program, developed in partnership with the University of Guelph.
The $12.6-million project, awarded to Thunder Bay-based contractor Tom Jones Corporation, got underway in August and is expected to be completed in summer 2026.
Named Gakina Awesiinyag — Anishinaabemowin for “All Animals (Place For)” — the facility is intended to help address the shortage of veterinarians in Northern Ontario, particularly in rural, remote and Indigenous communities.