Our Team

Rosemary Pouw, RVT

Rosemary comes from Sault St. Marie, Ontario and is a graduate of St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Ontario. She holds a diploma in Animal Care Technology (a rigorous three year program). She has been employed at Borderview Veterinary Hospital since her graduation in 1988. Rosemary is a strong proponent of continuing education both inside and outside the hospital. She is an active member of the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians and regularly attends monthly continuing education lectures in Buffalo, N.Y. through the Veterinary Technician Continuing Education Program of Western New York, the annual Ontario Association of Vet Techs, as well as additional seminars and workshops. This keeps her up to date with changes in the veterinary field.
In her spare time she enjoys the outdoors, hiking, camping, canoeing, and bicycling. She lives in Fort Erie with her two cats: Buck and Angus.

Stephanie Brunning, RVT

Stephanie is originally from Fort Erie, ON where she completed her High School Co-op placement with Borderview Veterinary Hospital. She went on to graduate from the University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio with an Associate of Arts degree in Equine Studies in 2004. Stephanie continued her education and graduated from the Veterinary Technology program at Medaille College, Buffalo, NY in 2006. She then completed the Ontario provincial registration board examinations as a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT). Stephanie joined Borderview Veterinary Hospital as an RVT in the summer of 2006 and has been with us ever since. She lives in Stevensville, ON with her husband and their pets, Siren, a black lab, Norman, their pot-belly pig, and 12 chickens. In her spare time she enjoys many types of outdoor activities and spending time with her family and all types of animals.

Marie Waines

Marie was born and raised on a small farm on the coast of Nova Scotia. She graduated from the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology (N.S.I.T.) as a Medical Laboratory Technologist and worked in several Halifax area hospitals before joining the teaching staff at N.S.I.T.

In 1977 Marie and her husband (Dr. Doug Waines), moved from Nova Scotia to Fort Erie and established Borderview Veterinary Hospital. Her duties have been many and varied over the years. Although her work is mainly behind the scenes with day-to-day office duties and laboratory procedural support, you may occasionally find her greeting you at reception.

Marie lives in Fort Erie with her husband, Doug. They have two children, Barbara and Stephen who both currently attend university. Two Basenji dogs (Peaches and Barkley) and two cats (Mumphy and Gibby) make for a busy pet household.
Marie enjoys bird watching, motorcycle touring, kayaking and traveling.

Darla Peeler

Darla has been a part of the Borderview team for several years and is pivotal to maintaining order “behind the scenes”. Her organizational skills amaze us all and we don’t know how she always smiles when the job gets tough. Darla is self motivated and recently graduated with honours in the Veterinary Assistant Program from the Stratford Career Institute. Darla routinely attends the monthly continuing vet tech education programs at Medaille College, Buffalo, N.Y. Darla’s family is extremely supportive of her career. She lives in Ridgeway with her husband, Mark and sons, Cody and Ethan, and one coonhound mix named Tess.

Sessellee (Ses) was born in Digby, Nova Scotia and has resided in Ontario most of her life. She received an equine technician certificate from I.C.A.N.T.E.R. in Fort Erie and spent four years working with her first love, horses. She then gained valuable experience as a receptionist in a small animal veterinary hospital in Oakville, ON until joining Borderview Veterinary Hospital in 2004 as one of our primary receptionists. Ses's helpful and friendly nature comes naturally, balanced with the right sense of humour and professionalism. Always wanting to learn more, Ses actively attends our Niagara Peninsula Continuing education meetings in St. Catharines, ON. She resides in Wainfleet, ON with her two cats, Guiness and Coors, and her beloved Caesar who is a 10-year old Lab/Pointer mix. She enjoys many outdoor activities including hiking, camping, horseback riding and atv-ing.

Sarah is originally from Toronto, ON and has spent most of her life in Fort Erie. She joined the Borderview team in January, 2008 as a Veterinary Assistant and has recently assumed the role as one of our primary receptionists. A lot of our clients will recognize her friendly and polite personality from her previous 10-year work experience at our local Canadian Tire store. Sarah is enthusiastic about her work and regularly attends our Niagara Peninsula Continuing Education meetings in St. Catharines, ON. Sarah lives in Fort Erie with her husband and daughter. They share their home with 3 dogs and 2 cats including a 140 lb Dogue de Bordeaux (French Mastiff) appropriately named "Hercules", a 7 lb Yorkie named "Gizmo", a 9 lb Chihuahua named "ChiChi" and "Pepper" and "Mulder" are disguised as cats. Sarah loves spending quality time with her family.