Our Passionate Health Care Team
Providing quality health care for our northern neighbors and communities.
Providing quality health care for our northern neighbors and communities.
A little bit about our mission statement and who we are.
North Cair Medical Supplies Inc (North Cair) is not just a provider of home oxygen therapy and obstructive sleep apnea testing and treatment; we’re a dedicated team of Respiratory Therapists deeply rooted in the heart of the Northwest Territories. Owned and operated by fellow northerners, we’re committed to delivering unparalleled health care to our northern neighbours and communities. Our connection to the North goes beyond health care; it’s about supporting and uplifting our community in every way possible.
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Since 2004, our success has been founded on the quality of our employees and service, our relationship with communities and colleagues, and the loyalty of northern customers.
North Cair’s service continues to evolve in ways that best meet the challenging needs of our northern business environment. We are committed to continually improving the lives of our clients and supporting healthcare professionals throughout the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and British Columbia.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Shea was born and raised here in Yellowknife. He was first hired by North Cair Medical as a respiratory therapy summer student in 2009. After graduating from SAITs Respiratory Therapy program in 2011, he worked in acute care for 2 years and the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary.
Missing the north, Shea moved back to Yellowknife in 2013 to work full time for North Cair and pursue his dream of building an off grid cabin in the woods. He now lives on the Ingraham Trail in an home with his wife, brand new baby boy, and their chihuahua Marge.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Melissa always knew she wanted to work in the healthcare field and after being diagnosed with asthma as a teenager, it became clear that Respiratory Therapy was her chosen career path. She attended Dalhousie University in Halifax where Melissa obtained her Respiratory Therapy Diploma in 2004, then gained a Bachelor of Health Sciences Degree in 2005.
Following her graduation, she returned home to New Brunswick working in both Critical Care and Home Care environments.
Since 2012 she has called the Northwest Territories home, working first at Stanton Territorial Hospital before joining the North Cair team.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Alea grew up in Yellowknife but left the North after graduating high school to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology. She quickly changed career paths when she realized her passion was to help others in the medical field and became a Respiratory Therapist.
After graduating from SAIT’s Respiratory Therapy program in 2020, Alea worked at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary throughout the COVID pandemic. As the world began to open again, she travelled back to the North and started her work with North Cair.
Alea is happy to be working in the North again, a place that will always feel like home.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Maman Québécoise de 3 enfants, marié et en couple depuis 2010 avec un homme militaire. Elle a vécu un peu partout dans l’Est du Canada et fait la grande traversée l’an passé jusqu’à Yellowknife pour le travail de mon mari.
Diplômée en Inhalothérapie en 2008 et 2 certificats universitaires acquis en soins critiques et anesthésie en 2009-10 au Québec, elle a travaillé comme clinicienne dans un hôpital de traumatologie et grands brûlés autant au bloc opératoire qu’en soins critiques jusqu’en 2012. Par la suite, la vie l’a apportée en Ontario puis de nouveau au Québec où elle a découvert le travail en Apnée du Sommeil et travailler également comme inhalothérapeute de vol en évacuation aéromédicale. De retour à Montréal en 2019, elle poursuit en Apnée du Sommeil et dans un bloc opératoire privé spécialisé en transition de genre, le seul au Canada.
Finalement, il y a 2 ans, le goût de l’aventure les ont poussés à demander une mutation ici à Yellowknife dans le but de voir grandir leurs enfants dans un environnement enrichissant et en famille puisque ses parents les ont accompagnés dans ce grand déménagement et choix de vie.
Originally from Quebec, mother of 3 young children and married since 2010 with a military man. Graduating in Respiratory Therapy in 2008 and acquiring 2 College certificates in Critical Care and anesthesia in 2009-2010. Beginning her career in Quebec, working in critical care and in the OR at a Trauma and Burn unit hospital until 2012. Subsequently, relocating to Ontario and then Quebec, where she began her work in Sleep Apnea while also working as a flight therapist transporting patients from more remote communities in the Quebec region. In 2019 she returned to Montreal, continuing this path, she works in Sleep Apnea as well as working in a private operating room specializing in gender transition, the only one of its kind in Canada. Having lived all over Eastern Canada, then finally, with the taste for adventure pushing us to request a posting here to Yellowknife with the aim of seeing our children grow up in an enriching and family environment with my parents in toe, all making the move in 2022.
Administrative Assistant
Originally from Montreal, Marlene has called Yellowknife home since January 2017. Her family grew since Marlene and her husband moved and they now have two daughters who are both real Northerners!
Speaking only French since her early age, Marlene decided to travel and see the world. It was only in 2011 that she could really say she became fluent in English … albeit with an accent!
Her two little girls go to l’Ecole Allain St-Cyr and will soon become bilingual even though Marlene’s family only speaks French at home!
Marlène, d’origine Montréalaise, a élu domicile à Yellowknife en janvier 2017. Sa famille s’est agrandie depuis que Marlène et son conjoint ont déménagé, puisqu’ils ont maintenant deux filles qui sont de vraies Ténoises!
Parlant uniquement français depuis son plus jeune âge, Marlène a décidé de voyager et de découvrir le monde. Ce n’est qu’en 2011, qu’elle a pu réellement dire qu’elle parlait couramment l’anglais … mais avec un accent!
La famille de Marlène parle français à la maison avec leurs deux petites filles, qui fréquentent l’école francophone Allain St-Cyr. Malgré cet environnement, elles sont très à l’aise d’échanger en anglais.
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT)
Caitlin, a Vancouver Island native, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2016. Her senior research project in electroencephalography sparked her interest in the sleep field and led her to start working in a sleep lab where she conducted overnight studies. After hours of clinical experience to obtain her RPSGT designation, she then transitioned to helping patients in a homecare setting. In her free time, she immerses herself in the island life, enjoying beach outings with her wiener dogs and tending to her vegetable garden in the warmer months. She is very happy to be joining the North Cair team and serving her Oceanside community.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Dan founded North Cair Medical Supplies Inc. in 2004. He believes that every client is unique, so he prioritizes gaining a solid understanding of which equipment is best for each individual and setting.
Dan is committed to meeting the individual needs of each client while providing quality, affordable respiratory healthcare for everyone.
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT)
Ethan was born and raised on Vancouver Island. Graduating university with a Psychology degree in 2015, he started working at the Nanaimo Sleep Lab to become a Sleep Technologist through the STAR program. After a few years of graveyard shifts at the sleep lab, he resigned as a senior technologist and started working during the day in respiratory home care in 2018. While working in home care, he began scoring home sleep apnea tests for CPAP providers, and in 2022, Ethan had the opportunity to start scoring sleep tests full-time.
Being able to work remotely, Ethan and his wife moved to Red Deer in 2023 to start a family. In his free time, he enjoys boxing and exploring the different parts of Alberta
Sleep Specialist, Respirologist,
Clinical Assistant Professor UBC
Medical Director Northcair Parksville
Dr. Amlani completed medical school at McMaster and residency at Queens University. She is excited to be a part of the Northcair team offering virtual clinical care in the NWT and BC.