meet the team
Carmen Wiebe
Carmen grew up in the Hazeltons on Gitxsan territory and has a strong commitment to and love of the area. She did her midwifery training at Laurentian University in Ontario and joined the practice in 2018. In her time off, Carmen enjoys outdoor recreation and making music. You can find her out and about in town and on the trails with her husband, son, and two doggos.
Hana Lang
Hana was raised on a farm, her first experiences of birth were of the animal variety. By a weird twist of fate she found herself working in Hazelton as a gardener while taking a break from Toronto midwifery. She joined Skeena Midwives in 2020 (as a midwife not a gardener) and hasn’t looked back since. You can find her chugging iced coffee from Zelda’s most days.
Vanessa Kay
Vanessa grew up in the fishing industry of Vancouver Island. She is a graduate of the Midwifery Education Program in Ontario, graduating in 2017 with her BA of Sciences in Midwifery. She went on to provide full scope midwifery care offering antenatal, labour + delivery and postpartum care in Vancouver, Squamish and Prince George. After taking some time away to have her own babies she moved to the Bulkley Valley with her young family in the Summer of 2021. Vanessa has a special interest in rural maternity care provision and was drawn back to the Bulkley Valley region after a student placement. In addition to her midwifery work Vanessa is also an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant offering families support in all aspects of infant feeding. Vanessa is grateful to live and work on the unceded territory of Gidmit’en Bear and Wolf clan, home of the Witsuwit’en, Telkwa, BC.
Heather McTaggart
Heather is coming to Hazelton after travelling and working throughout Ontario, remote Quebec and British Columbia’s interior. After completing an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Women’s Studies she began her midwifery journey in 2012 obtaining a Health Sciences degree from Laurentian University in her hometown of Sudbury, Ontario. As a self proclaimed nomad, Heather has enjoyed travelling and serving clients from diverse backgrounds in different communities but is most excited to return to the mountains and explore Northern B.C. this winter and spring. Her hobbies include hiking, skiing, cooking and nature.
Past Midwives/locums
Angela Smith • Cat de Cent • Jen Gagnon • Rebecca Geddes • Jennica Rawstron • Celina Laursen • Sherisse Roseboom
students
Skeena Midwives is proud to support learners of all kinds. A student midwife, nursing student, or medical student may be involved in your care.
