Health of Animals and Plants Laboratory

Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Year of Completion: 1996

Value of Electrical: Not Available

Website: n/a

Project Summary: The Health of Animals Laboratory was established by Agriculture Canada in 1948 on the campus of Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, and was originally a general diagnostic laboratory serving the Atlantic area.

The Health of Animals and Plants Laboratory has relocated to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and is housed in a new state-of-the-art building providing research and diagnostic services for Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada's Programs in Animal and Plant Health.

The laboratories of the Health of Animals and Plants Laboratory are designed to biosecurity levels 1, 2, and 3. The building systems utilize the latest engineering technology to securely operate and maintain its large and small animal holding facilities, post mortem room, incinerator, multipurpose greenhouse and plant growth chambers.

The building is conveniently located just inside the City of Charlottetown, within walking distance of the Atlantic Veterinary College, P.E.I. Food Technology Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Station, and the University of Prince Edward Island.

Other important laboratory systems and facilities include:

 

	Biowaste sterilization systems for all level 3 laboratory effluent.
	Emergency electrical power generation.
	Fully computer controlled building systems with back-up safety controls on level 3 systems
	The latest technology in training facilities.