AVC was established in 1986 at the University of Prince Edward Island and is the only institution in Atlantic Canada offering degrees in veterinary medicine. It is only one of four veterinary colleges in Canada 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. ... Atlantic Canada consists of the four Canadian provinces on the Atlantic Ocean: Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. ... Veterinary medicine is the application of medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals. ...
Bob Curtis receiving the 2006 AtlanticVeterinaryCollege, Lieutenant Governor's Award in Animal Care and Veterinary Medicine, presented by Her Honour the Honourable Myra A. Freeman, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
This years award, which is sponsored by the AtlanticVeterinaryCollege at UPEI, will be presented to Dr. Bob Curtis before a gathering of approximately 200 veterinarians, veterinary industry representatives, former colleagues, and students during a ceremony honouring his considerable achievements.
Over the past 20 years, the College has graduated approximately 1,000 doctors of veterinary medicine, has become known around the world for its research capabilities, and is the Atlantic regions only full service veterinary referral hospital.