The Chinook Project

The Chinook Project Provides free veterinary services to remote communities in Canada's North Donations to the project can be made through www.canadahelps.org .

The Chinook Project was founded in 2006, through the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island. Thanks to generous sponsorship from Zoetis Animal Health, Air Labrador, the Rathlyn Foundation, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ann McCain Evans, the government of Newfoundland and Labrador and numerous other local and national organizations, we are able to provide essential veterinary care to remote communities in northern Canada. Search for University of Prince Edward Island, and then choose 'Chinook Project' for the specific fund.

We are looking back at 2025 and beyond, sharing posts from Chinook teams in the past. All of the student writing can be...
10/08/2026

We are looking back at 2025 and beyond, sharing posts from Chinook teams in the past. All of the student writing can be found on our blog.

October 21, 2025Emily Czerwinski, AVC 2026, travelled to Hopedale and Sheshatshiu as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of writing. In veterinary medicine, providing a positive patient experience is always a team effor...

We are looking back at 2025 and beyond, sharing posts from Chinook teams in the past. All of the student writing can be...
10/05/2026

We are looking back at 2025 and beyond, sharing posts from Chinook teams in the past. All of the student writing can be found on our blog.

October 25, 2025 Julia Skinner, AVC 2026, travelled to Hopdale and Sheshatshiu as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of writing. Participating in the Chinook Project was an eye-opening experience, I learned a lot about...

Now we are looking back at 2025 and beyond, sharing posts from teams in the past.
10/02/2026

Now we are looking back at 2025 and beyond, sharing posts from teams in the past.

August 25, 2025Katerina Dimitroulas, AVC 2026, travelled to Hopedale and Sheshatshiu in 2025 as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of reflective writing.It was our last day in Hopedale, Nunatsiavut, and the air already...

It's been wonderful sharing the writing of the 2026 team, but now we are looking back at 2025 and beyond, sharing posts ...
09/29/2026

It's been wonderful sharing the writing of the 2026 team, but now we are looking back at 2025 and beyond, sharing posts from teams in the past.

October 3, 2025 Carisa Grove, AVC 2026, travelled to Hopedale and Sheshatshiu as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of writing. This photo was taken on our last day in Hopedale. We split ourselves up between two boats....

Sam Berube, AVC 2027, wrote a cookbook based on meals provided by the host community of Port Hope Simpson, Labrador. Rea...
09/27/2026

Sam Berube, AVC 2027, wrote a cookbook based on meals provided by the host community of Port Hope Simpson, Labrador. Read about it here !

August 28, 2026 Sam Berube, AVC 2027, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of writing. Sam compiled a list of recipes from the trip, complete with photos which can be found in this pdf f...

Abigail Penney-Wiseman (AVC 2027) reflects on five students becoming a strong team
09/25/2026

Abigail Penney-Wiseman (AVC 2027) reflects on five students becoming a strong team

August 21, 2026 Abigail Penney-Wiseman, AVC 2027, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of writing. This photo was taken on the beach in beautiful Port Hope Simpson, Labrador, after we ha...

Emily Shen, AVC 2027, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. Emily s...
09/23/2026

Emily Shen, AVC 2027, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. Emily shares a story of problem solving.

August 28, 2026 Emily Shen, AVC 2027, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of writing. Practicing rural medicine has always been a curiosity of mine – the Chinook Project was an incred...

What can we do for you today? Sam Berube writes about open ended questions and the quest for answers in veterinary medic...
09/21/2026

What can we do for you today? Sam Berube writes about open ended questions and the quest for answers in veterinary medicine.

August 21, 2026 Sam Berube, AVC 2027, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of writing. The journey to veterinary medicine is different for everyone. Some of my classmates describe a stra...

Abigail Penney-Wiseman, AVC 2027, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Proje...
09/18/2026

Abigail Penney-Wiseman, AVC 2027, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. She writes here about the value of mentorship when one is just getting started learning complicated surgical procedures.

August 21, 2026 Abigail Penney-Wiseman, AVC 2027, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of writing. Before the Chinook Project, I had some anxious feelings surrounding surgery, specifical...

Sam Berube, AVC 2027, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. Sam dis...
09/15/2026

Sam Berube, AVC 2027, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. Sam discusses the challenges of resource management and veterinary medicine.

August 21, 2026 Sam Berube, AVC 2027, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of writing. Veterinary work is often a game of managing resources. Beyond the typical thought of the medication...

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