Meet our Celebrity Panel Members! They are helped select the class entries that were creative and original, while demonstrating kindness and compassion!
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Charmain Hammond
Charmaine is a transformational speaker and best selling author. Her books include a children’s series about Toby the Pet Therapy dog. Charmaine has a passion for animals and loves to support groups like the Alberta SPCA. |
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Connie Varnhaggen
Connie is an award winning professor at the University of Alberta and has done extensive research on the human-animal bond. Connie is also a registered AHT and volunteers around the world helping animals through spay/neuter initiatives. |
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Don Bell
Don Bell is radio journalist for CBC. You can hear him in the afternoons on CBC’s Radio one! He has three dogs and four cats. |