Community Health Nurse

Angie Wilkinson serves as the community health nurse. Employed through the FNHA she was contracted to SC’IȺNEW and liaisons between the hospital and the community members. She organizes medical equipment, administers vaccines, does wound care, provides primary care, shares health information, and does baseline maternal care and home mobility care. Angie also performs preliminary tasks like doing pregnancy tests and connecting mothers-to-be with a midwife or OBGYN, doing HIV testing and HPV screening, and handing out naloxone kits.

Angie’s goal is to bridge the gap among community members, help them confidently ask about their health, and make them feel like they are in a trustworthy environment. She wants to help eliminate barriers so they can feel safe while they receive health care.

In addition to being a registered nurse, Angie has certificates in public health, harm reduction, HIV screening, Hepatitis C screening, and foot care.

When she’s not working, Angie gardens and goes hiking and camping.

Support Services

Miranda Metge is SC’IȺNEW’s Community Support Worker and Band Designate. She offers mental health, substance-use, and harm reduction support, while also working with the community to attain wellness goals, navigate external systems and access support services. She hosts 1:1 support hours, both online and in-person.

Miranda’s role primarily focuses on advocacy and relationships. Her daily tasks involve network building, connecting with community members and partner organizations, navigating systems, and gathering resources. Her favourite part of the job is witnessing the strength of collaboration and creativity that comes with working alongside people.

Miranda holds a Diploma in Community, Family, and Child Studies from Camosun College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Child & Youth Care from the University of Victoria. Prior to joining SC’IȺNEW, she worked in youth outreach, community programming, housing, mental health, overdose prevention, and crisis intervention.

When not at work, Miranda loves hanging out with her dog, being outside, connecting with her community, and learning new things.

Health Manager

Krista Johnny has been SC’IȺNEW’s health manager for 8 years. She oversees the community’s medical clinic and all its health projects.

Krista’s educational background is in arts and entertainment management. Because she recognized that her current work had taken a totally different route, she received emergency management training and attended various health workshops to equip herself.

Krista loves working for the community and seeing the outcome of the work they do on a day-to-day basis. When not at work, she takes the time to relax and recharge.