Building Our New Centre
A Nest of Mercy for Wild Birds in Need of Care
The Need
With our old Moodie Drive location becoming increasingly uninhabitable, it was necessary to look for a new, permanent location to call home.
Purchasing a property in 2019, designs were started and the long process of development began. We were forced to seek a temporary space from which to operate our hospital in 2021. Moving into our temporary Cedarview Road location provided a little more space, but it is costly and is unable to meet all our needs. Finishing construction of our new facility as soon as possible is critical.
As birds are declining in staggering numbers, each bird's life saved can help the survival of its species. Therefore, the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre's work is now more important than ever. Caring for tens of thousands of birds over the past 40 years, our goal is to ensure there is a professionally-run wild bird advanced care facility in the Ottawa Valley Region that will provide life-saving treatment for orphaned, injured and ill wild birds, for future generations.
Vision
The construction of a new facility on 17+ acres of land will provide a state-of-the art, advanced care wild bird emergency facility and will include:
A quiet, energy efficient building, built to last
Bird-friendly windows
A larger, modernized medical suite
Ability to perform digital x-rays on-site instead of taking a bird to a veterinary clinic
Enhanced isolation areas
Free-flight areas, both indoors and out, enriched to simulate a more natural environment
An interactive education/visitor area where the public can learn more about birds, their habitats, and environmental stewardship
The ability to adapt to changing needs
How You Can Help
We urgently need your help in achieving our fundraising goals for each phase of construction. Unavoidable delays and tariffs have severely impacted our total costs and timeline to completion but the birds cannot afford to wait any longer. They need our help now.
Please consider donating to our building fund today and make a lasting impact for future generations.
Recognition Levels*:
| Heron | $100,000 & Up |
| Eagle | $50,000 to $999,999 |
| Owl | $25,000 to $49,999 |
| Woodpecker | $15,000 to $24,999 |
| Cardinal | $10,000 to $14,999 |
| Blue Jay | $5,000 to $9,999 |
| Robin | $2,500 to $4,999 |
| Chickadee | $1,000 to $2,499 |
| Hummingbird | $500 to $999 |
| Embryo | $100 to $499 |
*With permission, and subject to the Centre's Gift Policy, all donors giving $500 or more may be recognized on a permanent digital display in the new building. All donors giving $100 or more will be acknowledged on the Centre’s website only. Named spaces will have additional recognition.
Special Naming Opportunities
We invite you to become an important part of the new Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre and our continuing mission of saving birds' lives by lending your name, your family's name or your business to an interior space or outdoor aviary.
For the most recent information about naming opportunities currently available, contact: Juliette Marczuk, Board Chair
Funds Raised & Phased Construction
The project is being completed in logical stages as funds become available. The pre-construction and first phase of the project have been completed.
The planned schedule is as follows:
2025 Building Goal - Building Envelope
Building shell and roof decking completed.
2026/2027 Building Goal - Main Building Completion for Occupancy
Over $2M is still needed to complete the project to this stage.
2027/2028 Building Goal - Finishing Outdoors
Outdoor aviaries and remainder of landscaping/site work, subject to funding availability/financing.
Funding Progress
Goal: $5,700,000
Bringing our Dream to Life
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Aldu Architects Inc.
We wish to extend a very special thank you to our architect and fellow bird-lover, Dr. Ammar Aldujaili, OAA, OAQ, Ph.D. Arch., for his dedication and commitment to this project. He has gone above and beyond to make this project come to life.
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ADAD Inc.
We wish to also extend a very special thank you to our civil engineer and also fellow bird-lover, Dr. Husham Almansour Ph.D., P. Eng, for his dedication and commitment to this project, and persevering with us through a very challenging site plan process.
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Graebeck Construction Ltd.
We are excited to be working with Graebeck Construction whose many years of professional experience in the construction industry and work on complex projects such as ours will turn our dream into reality.