veterinarians
Dr. Rick Brown, Veterinarian
Rick hails from the prairie town of Brandon, MB where he graduated with a combined Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia and Brandon University. He attended veterinary school in Saskatoon and graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. Rick has called the Yukon home and has been practicing in the north since 1999. Rick and Kim opened Alpine Veterinary Medical Centre together in February of 2005 and the practice has been growing steadily ever since. Rick moved to the Yukon to take advantage of the vast outdoors and enjoys all it has to offer with his wife Sandy, and children Alex, Lydia, and Selene.
Dr. Kim Friedenberg, Veterinarian
Kim did his undergraduate degree in Kelowna at the University of British Columbia Okanagan and then completed his Veterinary degree in Saskatoon at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. He has lived most of his life up in the Yukon including attending grade school in Whitehorse for nine years and then practicing veterinary medicine for over sixteen years. His interests include photography, concert band, carpentry, mechanics, fishing and biking.
Dr. Matt Allen, Veterinarian
Matt grew up across Canada, living in Ontario, Yukon and Nova Scotia. He completed his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the Ontario Veterinary College in 2011. Matt spent his first 3 years in practice working with Amanda in Dawson Creek, B.C before moving to Whitehorse with their chocolate lab, Nova and two tabby cats, Sophie and Stanley. Matt enjoys spending as much time as possible in the outdoors with Amanda, James and Elliott. Matt is very excited to be able to raise a family in Whitehorse and is happy to welcome the latest addition, Elliott, born this April.
Dr. Amanda Breuer, Veterinarian
Amanda was raised in Grand Bend, a small tourist town in rural Southwestern Ontario. She finished her undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph in 2007, and then graduated with Matt from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2011. Amanda worked as a mixed animal veterinarian in Dawson Creek, B.C. with Matt for 3 years following graduation, after which they moved to the Yukon with their chocolate lab, Nova and two tabby cats, Sophie and Stanley. She loves working on all species of animals, and particularly enjoys surgery. Amanda loves anything involving the outdoors, especially biking, hiking and back country camping. She spends the winter months knitting, fat biking and cross country skiing. She is proud to call the Yukon home, and thinks it is a wonderful place to work and raise a family.
Dr. Jessica Heath, Veterinarian
Jessica studied Biology at the University of Victoria and graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2007 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, and has been practicing at Alpine Veterinary Medical Centre ever since. Jessica enjoys mountain biking, xc skiing, and spending time outdoors with her partner Mark and their daughter Maeve. Jessica has a Belgian Malinois named Lola and a naughty cat named Spark.
Dr. Helen Eddy, Veterinarian
Helen is a proud Maritimer who grew up in New Brunswick. She graduated from Acadia University with a BSc in Biology in 2001 and from Atlantic Veterinary College in PEI in 2007. She moved to the Yukon to start her career at Alpine in June of 2007. She and her husband, Ryan, are loving the outdoor lifestyle of the Yukon. They spend winters skiing and enjoying wood fires and summers hiking, camping, and gardening. Their log house in Crestview is a bit of a zoo, filled with two husky mixes, two cats, and two young children (Bela and Ruby). She loves work at Alpine and the exciting mix of people and animals that make up our clientele.
Dr. Cassandra Andrews, Veterinarian
Cassandra is very excited to be back at the clinic and in the hometown where she grew up! She graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 2019, following her completion of a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology and Conservation from the University of Guelph. She has a broad interest in wildlife and livestock population medicine as well as the practical implementation of ‘One Health’, and is particularly excited about treating livestock, horses, and exotic species in the north. She loves spending time outdoors with her husky cross pup, horseback riding, paddling, yoga, and tiny house planning!
Dr. Julianna Campbell, Veterinarian
Growing up in Whitehorse fostered Julianna’s love of the environment and led to her pursuing an Environmental Sciences honours degree from Queen’s University in 2017. Her summers were spent working at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve and Environment Yukon’s Animal Health Unit. Her love of adventure led her down under to obtain her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Melbourne in 2021. Julianna has a passion for “All creatures great and small” with a special soft spot for exotics and wildlife. She is very excited to be back home in the Yukon and is looking forward to getting back out hiking in the mountains, catching up with friends and hanging out with her puppy Maisie.
Veterinary Technicians
Janilyn Kooy, Veterinary Technician
Janilyn is an Animal Health Technologist who graduated from the Animal Health Technology program from The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in 2003. She also has a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Alberta. Janilyn moved to the Yukon in 2003 and has a love for the outdoors. The scenery is perfect here for her to use and develop her photography skills. Janilyn is an equine enthusiast and owns three horses. She spends most of her free time developing her relational horsemanship skills and trimming horses. When not working with horses she spends her time hiking, swimming, and camping where her camera goes wherever she does.
Amanda Farrell, Veterinary Technician
Amanda grew up in New Brunswick and Tennessee. She graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at Horizon College in Fredericton, N.B. in 2005. A need for adventure and a love for the mountains brought her to the Yukon after graduation, and since then she's called Yukon home. When she's not working, she's spending time with her husband Malcolm and son Tegan along with their zoo of pets. Currently they have four cats, one dog, two rats, a mouse, and usually a foster of some sort.
Chloe Nielsen, Veterinary Technician
Chloe graduated from the Animal Health Technology Program from Thompson Rivers University in 2017 as a Registered Veterinary Technologist. She grew up on Vancouver Island and after several years of moving around British Columbia, she has settled in Whitehorse with her boyfriend Mitch and her cat Kitters. When she's not busy at work, she can be found exploring her new homeland. She's looking forward to all the hiking, camping, and new adventures that the Yukon has to offer.
Sage McAuley, Veterinary Technician
Sage is a Registered Veterinary Technologist who graduated from Grande Prairie Regional College with a diploma in Animal Health Technology. She hails from Northern Alberta/BC and figured that just wasn’t north enough for her. When she’s not at work attending to her furry patients, she enjoys kayaking, hiking, camping, horsemanship and plays hockey in the winter. She has enjoyed getting to know the beautiful territory she now calls home.
Dasha Prykhodko, Veterinary Technician
Moved from Alberta to Yukon. Now I'm living the dream, saving lives, and taking names.
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