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Patricia King, the owner of For the One You Love, a local home support and companion service, started her business after working as an aide in the activity department of a long-term care home.

Mortgage broker Michele Ellis is a mortgage expert. She started as a mortgage broker after leaving a career in banking and moving to Squamish 25 years ago.

Part of being a success in business is recognizing an opportunity when it presents itself.

As the part-owner of Triton Automotive & Industrial Ltd. in Squamish, Jeanette Levett is used to being one of the few women in a male-dominated industry. “When I go to conferences, I usually bring my husband along with me.

Squamish Subway franchise owner Suki Gill has spent most of her life inside sandwich shops. As a high school student, she worked in a Subway location her parents owned in Surrey.

Michelle Kelly helps people with what might be the biggest purchase they will ever make in their lives — buying a home. “That’s a big deal to me and I don’t take that responsibility lightly,” Kelly says.

There is indeed strength in numbers. If you ever wanted to experience an environment that best represented that time-honoured phrase, you simply need to walk through the front door of Squamish Counselling Clinic.

Legal issues are daunting for anyone but they can be especially intimidating if you’re a first-time home owner wondering if you should sign on the dotted line or, as a young parent, you’ve realized it’s time to draw up your will.

When Maria José Gandolfo worked as an oncology researcher, she took a lot of pride in knowing that she was helping people. But there was something missing. She wanted to connect with the people she was helping.

It's officially fireplace season. Temperatures are starting to drop and it's time to bundle up to stay cozy and warm. Joe's Fireplace Products, experts in heating for 25 years, want to help keep that warm flame glowing in your home.