Meet Our Veterinary Team

Brought up in Vancouver in a family of boaters, Andrea spent many summers in and around Pender Harbour. After 13 years spent on BC’s wild and remote Central Coast, she moved with her family to the much larger community of Garden Bay.

Andrea has been with Madeira Park Veterinary Hospital since the fall of 2009. Her love of animals drew her to the position, but it is the staff and wonderful clients she works with every day that has kept her here (not to mention all the neat stuff she’s been learning along the way).

When not at the hospital, Andrea enjoys being in or on the water, paddleboarding & kayaking, or in the forest, hiking with a pack of dogs.

Bobbie grew up all over Canada, she moved frequently but fell in love with the ocean the first time she saw it. After high school, she moved to Vancouver Island where she lived through her twenties, then moved to Alberta where she started a family and a successful cleaning company.

Once she had an empty nest, she heard the ocean calling again and started west on a new adventure. On her way to Vancouver Island, she stumbled upon the Sunshine Coast and Pender Harbour. Bobbie was instantly in love with the area, its beautiful nature and the welcoming community! She was blessed to meet Dr. Rick Smalley. He gave her a chance and opportunity to start a new career working with animals, which has turned out to be incredibly fulfilling. She has been learning and growing in countless new ways and is excited for this continued journey.

She began working at Madeira Park Veterinary Hospital in October 2023. She has been training hands-on to be a veterinary assistant thanks to Carley and the team here. 

When Bobbie is not at the veterinary hospital, she is working at one of her many other jobs, hiking with her dogs Gator and Goose, and exploring the beautiful Sunshine Coast.

Carley has lived in beautiful British Columbia since 2007. She moved to Pender Harbour with her family from Ontario, where her love for animals began. She grew up being around her grandparents' and great-grandparents' farms daily, and always enjoyed helping out with the animals. It was on these farms that her passion and respect for nature and animals began to grow. Moving to the Sunshine Coast has continued to strengthen her love for animals and the nature that fills this amazing area.

Carley began working here as a Veterinary Assistant in January 2019. She has been trained on-site with hands-on experience and continues to learn more every day.

After hours, she spends her time with her husband Cameron, their cat Hobbes, and their two dogs Togo and Macey. They enjoy their time together by hiking trails, exploring beaches, and spending time with their family.

Born and raised in Edmonton, Heather has always enjoyed including various breeds of ‘fur-friends’ as part of her family. In 2003, she started volunteering with rescue organizations in Alberta, finding ‘forever homes’ for greyhounds, as they retired from fast-paced careers on race tracks across the U.S.

Heather attended the University of Alberta and worked as a registered nurse in Public Health and Pediatrics before retiring in 2022. With husband Earl (and their much-loved Whippet, ‘Luna’) Heather has relocated to beautiful Halfmoon Bay and is now thrilled to be a part of the team of professionals at Madeira Park Veterinary Hospital.