Aboriginal Health Program Contacts

We work together with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities to maintain and improve the health of Aboriginal people living on Vancouver Island and surrounding areas.

Ian Knipe - Director

Ian.Knipe@viha.ca
250-755-6281
Fax: 250-740-6909

Dr. Troy McLeod - Medical Director

Troy.McLeod@viha.ca
250-737-2607 ext. 45747

Averil Henderson, Admin Assistant

averil.henderson@viha.ca
250-331-8582
Fax: 250-331-8513

Michelle Stewart, Contracts Assistant

250-755-7691 ext. 57571

North Island Team

c/o Campbell River General 
375-2nd Ave
Campbell River, B.C.
V9W 3V1

Michelle McClain, Manager - Campbell River
250-286-7100 ext. 67304

• Rachel Fulmore, Aboriginal Liaison Nurse - Alert Bay
  250-974-8314
• Nadine Kruger, Aboriginal Liaison Nurse - Campbell River
  250-830-8865
• Jessie Newman, Dietitian - Campbell River
  250-286-7100 ext. 67306
• Laurel Anderson, Aboriginal Liaison Nurse - Comox
  250-650-5714
• Lisa Greer, Nurse Practitioner - Port Hardy
  250-230-1100
• Jane Estey, Nurse Practitioner – Port Hardy
  250-202-9621
• VACANT, Aboriginal Liaison Nurse - Port Hardy
  250-949-0340

Central Island Team

c/o Aboriginal Health
528 Wentworth St
Nanaimo, B.C.
V9R 3E4

Mary Knox, Manager - Nanaimo
250-755-7691 ext. 57572

• Helen Dunlop, Aboriginal Liaison Nurse - Duncan
  250-709-8204
• Carol Nelson, Aboriginal Liaison Nurse - Nanaimo
  250-741-4234
• Melinda Gillingham, Aboriginal Liaison Nurse - Nanaimo
  250-741-4234
• Vanessa Gallic, Aboriginal Liaison Nurse - Port Alberni
• 250-735-4319
• April Nelson, Care Transitions Liaison Nurse - Tofino
  250-735-1014
• Sarah Gordon, Care Transitions Liaison Nurse - Tofino
  250-735-1014
• Valerie Jefferd, Nurse Practitioner  
  250-510-4759
  • Cowichan Tribes:  Ts'ewulhtun Health Centre - Slhexun Sun'ts'a' Clinic
  • Halalt Lyackson Health Unit
  • Penelakut Health Centre  

South Island Team

c/o Royal Jubilee Hospital
Memorial Pavilion, Watson Wing 320
1952 Bay St
Victoria, B.C.
V8R 1J8

Penny Cooper, Manager - Victoria
250-370-8965

• Cathy Condy, Aboriginal Liaison Nurse - VGH/RJH)
  250-812-1464
• Monique Pat, Aboriginal Liaison Nurse - RJH/VGH
  250-480-8333
• Jane Fox, Aboriginal Liaison Nurse - SPH 
  778-677-0774
• Judith Atkin, Diabetes Nurse Educator
  250-370-8111 ext. 13773
• Katie Cox, Nurse Practitioner - Pauquachin, Tsartlip
  250-652-4473
• Kelly Sharp, Nurse Practitioner - Tsawout, Tseycum
  250-652-1149, ext. 207
• Fiona Devereaux, Dietitian
  250-370-8258
• Yvette Ringham-Cowan, Facilitator, Cultural Safety Programs
  250-519-1831
• VACANT, Administrative Support
  250-370-8914