A couple of months after the death of our beloved clinic cat Cyclops, Lola showed up at one of our technicians' homes and decided she was not going to leave. She was brought into the clinic with the intent to trace her owners, but after many failed attempts, Lola decided she was already home. She immediately made herself comfortable and became a permanent staff member. Lola is proving herself to be one of the hardest working members of staff and has assigned herself many duties. These include: Keeping our chairs warm, laying on files as we are trying to write in them, batting at our heads and meowing loudly every time we try to talk on the phone (she always has something important to add to the conversation), greeting our cat patients with a friendly meow and sniff, yowling and hissing a greeting at our canine patients (they need to be told how to behave) and most importantly, giving lots of snuggles. If you stop by the clinic, say hello to Lola. She is sure to give you a very warm welcome.

Dr. Magill graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) in 1976. Shortly thereafter he relocated to Calgary. Sunridge Veterinary Clinic has been his "veterinary" home since 1989, but before that he was associated with three other veterinary clinics in the city.

During his career, Dr. Magill has also been involved with other aspects of veterinary medicine. He has served on the executive board of the Calgary Academy of Veterinary Medicine, was on the Board of Directors for the Calgary Humane Society and Western Drug Distribution Centre (WDDC) in Edmonton, and for 17 years, he taught Hematology and Ethics to the animal nursing students at S.A.I.T.

He has been Honored twice by being chosen as the Veterinarian of the Year, once by the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association and once by the Alberta Humane Society. Dr. Magill has 4 children and over the years they have had a variety of pets including dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, guinea pigs and tropical fish. Today he and his wife share their home with their Belgium Tervuren, Keely.

Dr. Duncan grew up in St. Albert, just north of Edmonton and received his B.Sc. at the University of Alberta in 1979. He then attended the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and graduated in 1983. After a year in practice in Edmonton he moved to Calgary where he worked in emergency for a few years before moving to daytime practice. In 1989 he purchased the Sunridge Veterinary Clinic with his partner Dr. Magill. Dr. Duncan has served on the Calgary Humane Society board, been a Director of Continuing Education for the Calgary Academy of Veterinary Medicine and acted as a complaint's investigator for the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association. Currently he volunteers with the Clinical Skills labs at the University of Calgary Veterinary College. He spends his spare time with his wife, 5 children, multiple grandchildren, 2 dogs and an unruly Betta fish, refereeing men's hockey or teaching CPR/First Aid for St. John Ambulance.

Heather graduated from Kelsey Institute of Applied Arts and Science in Saskatoon in June of 1979. She worked at Calgary North Veterinary Clinic until the fall of 1989 when she came to work at Sunridge Veterinary Clinic as a Technologist. In 1993 she also took over the role of Office Manager. Heather has two children, a son and daughter. Over the years she has had two Golden Retrievers. She now lives with her husband, a Nova Scotia Duck Toller named Hayley and a stray cat she rescued from the clinic named Pepper.