Little bit by little bit...

... the exterior is taking shape. The brick facing is lovely, isn't it?

Floor Plan

For those of you who enjoy deciphering floor plans, take a look. The back wall running along the top of the drawing corresponds to the east side of the building, which backs directly onto the neighbouring townhouse community. The patch of grass on the top left is, you guessed it, our outdoor exercise area.



The reception area runs along the front - notice the beautiful, large curved desk - and the main waiting area will be on the left, near the examination rooms. It's got a divider, in case dog people and cat people want to sit apart. There's even a secondary waiting area on the right side, for those pets need a bit more space. The surgical suite is at the top right, patient wards and radiology along the back, isolation ward nearest the back door and the treatment room in the centre of it all.

Plans, plans... and more plans...

Dr. Ray and our builder, Buzz, pore over electrical plans. (Note the Advil bottle in the top left, the pet clipper in the top right. Yep. That would be the dining room table.)





Want a closer look?

Exterior Walls Are Up!

We've got a roof over our heads now.





The three open areas in the center of this photo comprise the front of our unit.

Ourdoor exercise area

What does this look like to you?
If you said "grass," well, good!


But you're wrong.

It looks like grass, and it feels like grass, but it's completely synthetic. The New Improved Ellwood Park Animal Hospital will have a secure outdoor exercise area for our patients to enjoy fresh air, complete with a lawn that never needs cutting and will always be clean.

Signing Day Excitement!

February 5, 2010. Cheryl, Ray and Roxanne sign the lease on our new property. It's official!








We have a floor... almost...






Hmm. This is going to take a bit of work.





We're standing in the treatment room. Or is it the dog ward? Maybe the pharmacy?

We're moving!

Yes, as many of you know, Ellwood Park Animal Hospital will be relocating. We're very excited! Our new facility - twice the size of our current hospital - is in the Parallel Marketplace mall currently under construction, near the Whatcom Road exit in Abbotsford.



Here's the front of the Thrifty's Foods. Note the Ramada Inn in the background and the freeway on the right.



This is looking straight down Parallel Road, towards the freeway, from the site of our future mall entrance.



And this is the front of our new location, just off Parallel Road.




And in case anyone's worried...



... Emma is coming with us. Of course!