Get to Know Us

The best way to get to know us is to come and meet us. But if you want to get a little bit of a head start on the conversation, this is us:

We are a part of Yukon Spaces, that means we are employee owned and operated! Yukon Spa started life as an idea, spawned from requests from guests for massage and facials during their stay. We took the idea and ran with it.

In April 2021 Yukon Spa came to life as a way to solve problems and fill gaps in the provision of health care services and wellness services that were either missing from town or without sufficient resource to meet needs.

From its humble home in a coverted hotel room, we provided Raynor naturopathic massage treatments and a wide range of advanced medical aesthetics procedures. We brought the first laser therapies to Dawson City, the first fat reduction therapies and we continue to work towards bringing more firsts to Dawson City. Including the first day spa with facilities like a hot tub, sauna and more. The first clinical care centre with services like intravenous infusion therapy for support of complex condition, advanced nursing foot care, insurance medical assessments and more.

Meet the Team

We are a small team for now…

If you’re interested in joining our therapy team in 2024, please get in touch. We are interested in meeting people with qualifications in aesthetics, massage and other body work disciplines, physiotherapy and other allied health professionals including holistic health care practitioners to join our team.

Mike Ellis

Mike Ellis

Health and Wellness Lead BNurs(Hans), PGCE, DHealth, RN, RMT, ACC1

A Registered Nurse, trained in the UK and qualified since 2004. He has a continuing commitment to ongoing education and has obtained a masters level qualification in education and a professional doctorate specialising in Tissue Viability.

Mike will provide the following specific services in addition to general care you would expect from a Registered Nurse:

  • Intravenous infusion therapies
  • Health education
  • Advanced medical aesthetics
  • Foot care
  • Wound care
  • Lymphoedema/Oedema care
  • Continence and pelvic floor management
  • Acupuncture

He is also a Registered Massage Therapist and able to work on both acute and chronic conditions affecting your function and wellbeing. He has a special interest in acute injury recovery and chronic pain management with a focus on functional outcomes.

Mike will act as your health and wellbeing coach ensuring that you receive the right services at the right time by the right practitioner.

Lee Manning

Lee Manning

Strategic Development Lead PCP, CMAT

A primary care paramedic, a certified medical aesthetics technician (CMAT) and Raynor massage practitioner, Lee has developed a range of skills to be able to support the delivery of holistic health and wellness care. This is a departure from his background in finance, construction and prior to that hospitality and catering.

Lee loves working with people and loves being able to make people feel good. In his customer service role for the bigger organisation (Yukon Spaces) or his roles as a therapist and chef in Yukon Spa, Lee’s focus on the experience of our service users is his driving passion.

He is also the glue that holds the team together and makes sure we all know where we are supposed to be and when.

Paige Hiney

Paige Hiney

Chiropractor BA, BSc, DC

Paige completed her chiropractic training at The University of Western States in Portland Oregon. Prior to completing her chiropractic schooling she obtained a degree in Kinesiology as well as one in Human Biology.

She emphasizes functional movement and mobility through her care and treats using manual and instrument assisted adjusting, a variety of soft tissue techniques and exercise therapy.

Paige has a special interest in and has received extra training in biomechanics and gait as well as women’s health. She has additional certification in the following areas:

  • Return to Running & Rethinking Running Rehab
  • Essential Elements of Running & Mobility Fixes for Runners
  • Natural Nutrition Introduction Certificate
  • Webster Technique- For Treating Women Through Pregnancy
  • Advanced Spinal Assessment and Adjusting for the Infant and Child
  • Foot, Gait and Orthotics
  • Peak Orthotics and Biomechanical Assessment
  • Kinesiology Taping Certificate
Leah Gasparovic

Leah Gasparovic

Physiotherapist BASc, MScPT

Leah graduated from McGill University with a Masters of Physiotherapy supported by a Bachelor of Arts and Science with a focus in Health Studies from Quest University. She moved to the Yukon after working on a Cree reserve in Northern Quebec providing quality and equitable healthcare for marginalized populations. After living in the North, she welcomed all the amazing qualities Northern communities have to offer such as a strong sense of community, caring for one another and amazing access to the outdoors. She enjoys biking, hiking, skiing, paddling, climbing and centering herself with yoga practice.

Certifications: Canadian Academy of Manual Physiotherapy level 1, McKenzie Diagnostic Therapy Level A and B, Pelvic Floor and women’s health, advanced pediatrics specialization, Dry Needling Certified (ACDNC),

Treatments: Pelvic Floor, Orthopedic, Vestibular/concussion, and Pediatrics.

The main approach to treatment is exercise plans, hands-on manual therapy, repetitive movement techniques, and education for all patients.

Could this be you?

Could this be you?

Counsellor, RMT, Physiotherapist, Spa Therapist?

We are looking for enthusiastic, professional, kind and compassionate people to join the clinical team.

Are you an RMT, Mental Health/Counselling Professional, Physiotherapist, Naturopath, Manual Osteopathic Practitioner or other allied health professional?

Are you an aesthetician or spa therapist?

We’re looking for new team members to supplement our team when the doors open on our new facility this summer. We have a number of employment options and contractor options to give you the flexibility to join us for a shorter long term depending on your situation.

If you join us as an employed team member, you will be joining an employee owned company with the opportunity to earn shares after 12 months but with the voice of an owner from day 1. You’ll receive a great employee benefits package including extended health and travel insurance. We will work with you to identify and deliver on your own continuing educational objectives. You’ll have the freedom to build your own schedule and you’ll work as part of a small but dedicated team geared towards looking after each other as much as well look after the people we serve.

There are also options to join the team as an associate contractor or completely independently with room rental only options.

Get in touch, talk to us today and explore your options.