Putting the keys in a home buyers’ hand has always been a highlight of the REPs Group Re/Max First agents, Michelle Eldjarnson, Hayley Poirier, Carey Rose, and Christa Aleman’s careers. “We’re working with people who are making big changes in their lives,” said REPs Group...
For Best Western Plus Chestermere General Manager Natalie Szankar, no two days are alike. Szankar’s days are filled with a variety of tasks, such as watching the hotel rates, watching how well rooms are selling, collaborating with the Chestermere Rec Centre, and helping housekeeping with...
Shortly after she started working for Sylvan Learning centre in 2006, Lesley Mitchell fell in love with her job. “I started working as a centre director, fell in love with what we did and how we supported families in the community,” she said. When the...
The idea for Fit Together came to Gurjit and Pete Toor from hours of watching their kids at play centres. “We were sitting in these play centres thinking… if only there were a couple of treadmills in the corner,” said Gurjit. Without even realizing it,...
After working from her home for nine years, Jody Nakoneshny knew it was time to move her spa out of her home. In September 2012 after carefully researching what the community wanted in a local spa, Nakoneshny opened The Lakeshore Spa. “After nine years I...
Working to clean up hazardous materials, drug labs and other dangerous sites isn’t a career choice a lot of people would make. However, for Dean and Jeanette May it was a natural progression from Dean’s career as a hazardous materials technician. “I’m a spill specialist,”...
Ever since Robin and Brenda Impey opened Chestermere M&M Food Market in 2010, they’ve been an active part of the community. “I live in Chestermere, but I sleep in Strathmore,” said Robin. “We like the community even though we are not residents, we enjoy the...
Eight-years-ago, a shared dream to run their own school led friends Aileen Kintanar and Gladys Banayat to open E.C.I. Learning Academy. The pair met working in a special needs school. “We just enjoyed working with that population of children,” said Kintanar. As they worked to...
Makenna Sendecki was hooked on dance from the moment she first tried it as a child. “Every year while growing up, I wanted to take more dance classes,” said the Dexterity Dance Studio owner. “Once I began teaching, I wanted to teach more classes and...
Two and a half years ago, Carey Swift was inspired to leave her job as a regional call centre manager to open a CrossFit gym. While she enjoyed the challenge of management, she was ready for a career that would be more fulfilling. “Although we’re...