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Our Team

Meet Our Caring & Compassionate Veterinary Team.

Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Cornwallis Veterinarians in the Annapolis Valley! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!

Please call us at 902-678-2731 to speak to one of our caring veterinary staff members!

Our Veterinarians

Dr. Doug Roberts

Veterinarian, DVM

Dr. Roberts was born and raised in Dresden, Ontario, where his father, Dr. Lea Roberts, practiced veterinary medicine for 36 years.

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Dr. Jennifer Conway

Veterinarian, DVM, MRCVS, CVL Partner

Dr. Conway was born & raised on a dairy farm in Eastern Ontario. She did her undergraduate degree at McGill University then into the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Dr. Josh Aalders

Veterinarian, DVM, CVL Partner

Dr Aalders grew up in the community of South Alton just outside the Kentville area. He completed his bachelor degree in Animal science from NSAC (Dalhousie) and then went on the complete a Doctor of Vet Medicine at Atlantic Vet College.

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Dr. Karen Hamblin

Veterinarian, DVM

Dr. Hamblin grew up in Ontario, graduating from the University of Guelph with her BSc (Agr) ’78 and DVM ’82. She moved to Nova Scotia in 1984, joining Cornwallis Vets as an associate Veterinarian.

Dr. Kim Barkhouse

Dr. Kim Barkhouse

Veterinarian, DVM

Dr. Barkhouse grew up in the beach community of Hubbards on the South Shore.

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Dr. Laura Wilson

Veterinarian, DVM, CVL Partner

Dr. Wilson grew up in Sackville, New Brunswick, where she gained her love for all animals big and small. She attributes her interest in medicine to her grandfather...

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Dr. Stirling Dorrance

Veterinarian, DVM

Dr. Olivier Dubeau

Veterinarian, DVM, CVL Partner

Dr. Dubeau moved from Iqaluit where he grew up, to Montreal and then to Nova Scotia where he chose to study the two-year Pre-Veterinary program.

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Dr. Damita Hansen

Veterinarian, DVM

Dr. Hansen grew up in the valley surrounded by horses. After moving through the pony club levels, she did her undergraduate degree at St. FX before moving to PEI to complete her veterinary degree at the Atlantic Veterinary College.

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Dr. Bishop

Veterinarian, DVM, CVL Partner

Dr. Randall Bishop grew up at Noggins Corner Farm in Greenwich, NS. Summer Sundays were a day off from farm chores and were spent swimming, fishing, sailing and waterskiing at the family camp at Aylesford Lake.

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Dr. Connor Richardson

Veterinarian, DVM, CVL Partner

Dr. Richardson grew up in North Bay, Ontario and has wanted to be a Vet ever since she was very young!

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Dr. Sarah Sine

Veterinarian, DVM , MRCVS

Dr. Sine was born in Ontario and moved to NS when she was 5. Her love of animals drew her to a career in Veterinary medicine.

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Dr. Camilla Cools

Veterinarian, DVM

Dr. Cools was born in Belgium and also lived in England and Switzerland throughout her childhood. She moved to Canada in 2008 and absolutely loves living here!

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Dr. Chris White

Veterinarian, DVM

Dr. White was born and raised in Litchfield, Maine, USA. He grew up training horses and competing in barrel racing throughout his childhood. After dealing with his horse’s ...

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Dr. Katherine Lahey

Veterinarian, DVM

Dr. Katherine Lahey grew up in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia and was strongly influenced to explore veterinary medicine as a career path through her Father and Grandfather who were involved in agriculture and farming.

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Dr. Hailey Nauss

Veterinarian, DVM

Dr. Hailey Nauss is originally from Lower Cornwall, just outside of Mahone Bay, NS.

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Dr. Alyssa Nickerson

Veterinarian, DVM

Dr. Alyssa Nickerson grew up in Pubnico, NS and chose to become a Vet because of her love of all animals, especially horses...

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Dr. Kristen Pyke

DVM

Dr. Kristen Pyke grew up in South Shore PEI on the beach! She always loved working with animals, especially horses, and with an interest in medicine as well, she decided this was a good way to combine the two!

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Our Staff

Alisha

Client Care Specialist

Alisha grew up in Canning and attended NKEC before furthering her studies at NSCC for Business /Financial Services and later for ECE (Early Childhood Educator).

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Angela

Client Care Specialist

In 2010, Angela joined the team at Cornwallis Vets. With her background in caregiving, retail and love of animals, it was a perfect match!

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Angie

Veterinary Assistant

Angie’s love of animals makes her position as a Veterinary Assistant at Cornwallis Vets a perfect fit!

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Bonnie

Veterinary Assistant and Client Care Specialist, Windsor Location

Bonnie grew up in Scotch Village with and around animals which influenced her desire to work in Veterinary medicine from a young age.

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Donna

Client Care Specialist

Donna grew up on a mixed dairy farm where she gained an early appreciation and love for all animals.

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Erin

Veterinary Assistant and Client Care Specialist, Windsor Location

Erin grew up in the Windsor area and always knew that she wanted to work with animals in some way.

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Heather

Veterinary Assistant

Heather grew up in Grand Pré and has always loved working with animals. She graduated from the Animal Science and Horse Owners 1& 2 program at NSAC, as well as the Dog Behaviour course at NSCC.

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Kristin

RVT

Kristin grew up in Portland, Oregon. She immigrated to Canada and settled in Nova Scotia in 2011. She now resides in Avondale with her husband.

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Jennifer

Practice Manager

Jennifer grew up in North Alton and always had a soft spot for all animals. As a child she spent endless hours on her grandparent’s farm earning trust and coaxing mother barn cats and their litters out of their hiding places and into a box to be carted into the farmhouse.

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Katelynn

RVT

Katelynn grew up on a hobby farm in Nicholsville where she always enjoyed being around animals and being able to help them in any way possible.

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Hailey I

Client Care Specialist

Hailey grew up in Glace Bay, on Cape Breton Island.

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Denise

RVT

As a military child, Denise grew up primarily in Ontario and moved to Nova Scotia when she was in high school. At age 11, after trying to give mouth-to-mouth to her pet turtle who drowned after flipping over in his bowl, it dawned on her that she wanted to work with animals as a career.

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Rebecca

Purchasing Co-ordinator

Rebecca grew up in the Canning/Habitant area and moved to Centreville in 2006. She graduated from NSCC Kingstec in 2011 with a certificate in Medical Office Administration and with a lifelong love of animals and an interest in this field of work, joined the team at Cornwallis Vets in 2011 as a receptionist.

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Vladislava (Vladi)

Client Care Specialist

Vladi grew up in a small town in Bulgaria called Vidin on the river Danube, on the border of both Serbia and Romania and moved to New Brunswick in 2002 and then to Nova Scotia in 2005.

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Athena

Client Care Specialist

Athena grew up in Hantsport, N.S. and has loved animals for as long as she can remember and always dreamed of becoming a large animal veterinarian.

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Molly

Client Care Specialist

Molly grew up in Welsford near Berwick where she still resides with her Mom & Dad and sisters along with her dog (Angus), 2 cats (Oreo and Cookie) and her horse (Cool).

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Chantal

Veterinary Assistant

Chantal grew up in Liverpool N.S., and understood at a young age the important role animals play in our lives.

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Laurie

Client Care Specialist

Laurie grew up on a dairy farm in Stayner, Ontario and got her first experience with a veterinary clinic as a high school co-op student in Paisley Ontario.

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Breanna

Veterinary Assistant

Breanna grew up in the beautiful Gaspereau Valley and has always loved animals. She had a very special needs cat "Astro" for 12 years, who had many vet visits, which inspired her to help other pets with medical needs by pursuing a path in veterinary medicine.

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Jemma

RVT

Jemma grew up in Woodville where she currently lives with her fur baby Junipurr. She enjoys all things outside, including campfires on the beach and painting!

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Emma

Kennel Assistant

Emma grew up in Canning and is currently attending high school there...

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Jackie

Accounting Manager

Jackie grew up just outside of Kentville in North Alton and later attended Université Sainte-Anne where she received her Bachelor of Business Administration. Jackie has held...

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Dana

Client Care Specialist

Dana grew up in the Annapolis Valley and completed her post-secondary education in Business Administration at NSCC, Kingetec campus...

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Jill

Veterinary Assistant/Client Care Specialist

Jill grew up in Dartmouth NS. She completed her Business Administration: management concentration at NSCC, but decided to explore her love and passion for animals...

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Alex

RVT

Alex grew up on the South Shore of NS and always felt he owed it to the animals to help them as much as he could to repay them for all the joy they’ve brought to his life...

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Jessica

RVT

Jessica grew up in Centreville, NS and has always had a love for animals (especially horses) and a love of medicine...

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Megan

Client Care Specialist

Megan grew up in Coldbrook and attended Central Kings Rural High School prior to completing her post-secondary education in Office Administration at NSCC, Kingetec campus. Megan has always had a strong love for animals and with her background in office administration and reception from a previous position, joining the team at Cornwallis Vets was a perfect fit!

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Aoife

Client Care Specialist

Aoife was born in Cornwall England but spent most of her life in BC when her family moved to Canada in 2008 . She completed her 12th grade of high school after moving to Nova Scotia in 2022, and has been a student at St. Mary’s University working towards a BSc (biology) over the past year.

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Lauren B

Veterinary Assistant

Lauren grew up in Amherst, NS. She has always had interest and passion for all animals and medicine, and can’t imagine doing anything else!

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Emma S

Veterinary Assistant, Poultry

Emma grew up in East Hants, NS and now calls Shortts Lake home. She comes from a family of veterinarians, her father and uncle are both small animal vets, and her Grandfather was an equine vet. She completed the Pre-Veterinary Program at Dal AC and is now going into her third year at the Atlantic Veterinary College on PEI.

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Grace

Veterinary Assistant

Grace was born in Avonport but spent most of her childhood in Labrador before moving back to Gaspereau. She chose veterinary medicine as a career path because she has loved animals from a young age and has had an interest in veterinary medicine for as long as she can remember.

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