Shyla Spetz RVT

Sheena Peterson

Wendy Schmaltz BSA DVM

Linda Calvin

Abbie Bergan

Reception/support staff

Linda was raised on her century family mixed farm in Mankota.  She has been a medical office assistant, and has worked at PVAC since Aug, 2010.  She also works at Lafleche Pharmacy.  Linda has a great interest in Genealogy and has gone to Ireland, England and the United States to search out her roots.  Linda enjoys meeting the public and the patients.

Reception/support staff

Shyla grew up on a farm near Rockglen, Sk. She graduated from the Animal Health Technology program at Lakeland College in Vermilion, Ab in 2013. She started here at Poplar Valley Animal Clinic in 2019. Shyla lives on a farm near Mankota with her husband Craig and their dog Brynn. She has huge heart and loves meeting people and their animals. Shyla is an avid snowboarder in the winter!

Abbie grew up on the east coast of Australia and came to Canada in 2012 on vacation and never left!  She now resides in Hazenmore, Sk with her partner Ryland and their two daughters Clytie and Charlie. Abbie has always had a passion for animals so she loves being surrounded by them all day at work! When not here she enjoys horse riding in any 'free time' she has!

Registered Veterinary Technician

Wendy graduated in 1994 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in 1989.  Growing up in southeastern Saskatchewan on a small farm, Wendy knew early on what she was to be in the future.  She and her husband Chris bought a ranch south of McCord in 2010, and Wendy has been a fixture at PVAC since the fall of 2010.  Wendy enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, and truly loves her work.  She supervises undergraduates from the WCVM during their 4th year rotation, hoping to instill the love of veterinary medicine to upcoming veterinarians.  Her greatest pastime involves her Border Collies and Jack Russell Terriers.  Stockdog trialing has allowed her to compete across North America and represent Canada at the World's in the United Kingdom in 2010.  Wendy has brought her passion to Mankota yearly with organizing the annual Hilltop Sheepdog Trial.

Sheena was raised on a ranch south of Mankota. She began working at the Poplar Valley Animal Clinic in high school back in 1999! She lives with her husband Lane and their three children Payson, Shayda and Chase.  Sheena is a jack of all trades from plumber to full time ranch wife.  There truly is nothing she won't tackle!  On her off time, she travels with her husband to a multitude of rodeos to which he judges.

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine 

Reception/support staff 

Jamie Gardner

Jamie is a professional groomer that does some grooming in clinic for our clients. She also has a home based grooming business in Shaunovan Sk, where she and her husband also raise sheep. Jamie also trains and trials sheep dogs. 

Groomer