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Northern Manitoba rang in the new year with the shuttering of its only full-time vet clinic, but an animal rescue is hoping its new vaccination program can fill in some veterinary care gaps.

The Thompson Humane Society and Winnipeg Humane Society are working together to get more animals vaccinated against deadly diseases through the new Lay Vaccination Program. Oswald Sawh, Thompson Humane Society chair, says it's a piece of the puzzle when it comes to boosting basic animal health-care in communities.