Sunridge Veterinary Clinic
Meet Our Team
Meet Our Team
Lola
Lola
Clinic Cat / Ambassador
Clinic Cat / Ambassador
A couple of months after the death of our beloved clinic cat Cyclops, Lola showed up at Kamila's house and decided she was not going to leave. Not even Kamila's rambunctious Labrador or her territorial cat could scare Lola away. Kamila brought her 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. Barry Magill
Dr. Barry Magill
DVM
DVM
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. Ross Duncan
Dr. Ross Duncan
DVM
DVM
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 day time 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 complaints 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 grand children, 2 dogs and an unruly Betta fish, refereeing men's hockey or teaching CPR/First Aid for St. John Ambulance.
Heather
Heather
Registered Veterinary Technologist / Office Manager
Registered Veterinary Technologist / Office Manager
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, daughter, a Nova Scotia Duck Toller named Hayley and a stray cat she rescued from the clinic named Pepper.
Kamila
Kamila
Registered Veterinary Technologist
Registered Veterinary Technologist
Kamila began working at Sunridge Veterinary Clinic as a volunteer in high school. After graduating from high school she attended Old's College and graduated from the Animal Health Technology program in 2002. She completed her practicum at Airdrie Animal Clinic and was then hired on as a Technologist. There she gained knowledge working with dogs, cats, and rescued wildlife from the Rockyview Wildlife Centre. She returned to Sunridge Veterinary Clinic in 2004. She lives in Calgary with her family and her pets; a rescue cat named Xyla, and her running partner Meadow, a Chocolate Labrador.
Alanah
Alanah
Registered Veterinary Technologist
Registered Veterinary Technologist
Alanah is a born and raised Calgarian. She attended the Animal Nursing program at Old's College and graduated the spring of 2015. She completed her practicum in Victoria, BC then returned to Calgary where she was immediately hired by Sunridge Veterinary Clinic and has been with us ever since. Alanah has had a variety of pets over the years and now shares her home with a beautiful, sweet Husky cross named Mya, a goofy Pitbull cross named Timber, and her cuddly rescue cat, Mabel.
Mitchell
Mitchell
Registered Veterinary Technologist
Registered Veterinary Technologist
Mitchell was born in Kelowna BC and moved to Calgary in 2010 with his family. After graduating high school, he attended the Animal Health Technician course at Fairview College, and graduated in 2017. He has worked at many clinics over the past few years, each teaching him different techniques and methods related to medicine. Mitchell used to volunteer at AARCS animal rescue in his spare time, but he now devotes all of his energy and attention towards the Sunridge Veterinary Clinic team. Mitchell has had many pets in his life, most of which were rodents and reptiles. He currently shares his home with his pet Sunglow Corn Snake Mike.
Matthew
Matthew
Veterinary Assistant
Veterinary Assistant
Matthew has had a long time love of working with animals and in the past, has volunteered for the Meow Foundation and AARCS, as well being a foster home for many cats and dogs! Born and raised in Calgary, he worked in oil and gas out of school and decided to pursue a career working with animals and graduated from Robertson College in 2019 with his Veterinary Assistant Diploma. At home, Matthew has a Corgi x Chihuahua named Sunday, Bennett a French Bulldog, and two rescue cats names Sinatra and Juno.
Matthew will be around assisting Dr. Magill, Dr. Duncan and the team with your animals when they come into the clinic, and give them the best care and attention when they come in.