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4 PROFILES · Independent & Free Press,Tuesday March 6, 2012 SHOPLOCAL SHOP SMART... SHOP HALTON HILLS PEOPLE IN BUSINESS Young Dentistry For many Halton Hills residents, Dr. Kevin Young is a familiar face. The local dentist, who opened Young Dentistry in 2010, was born and raised in town and has already spent many years working in Georgetown."I like seeing familiar faces come in and I like the fact that I can provide a service to the town where I grew up" says Dr. Young, who graduated from The University of Western Ontario's dental program in 2003. For Dr. Young, going into the health care field was a natural choice. His grandfather and both parents chose pharmacy as a career and Young's Pharmacy has been the family business for many years."I wanted to do something different," Dr. Young says. "Dentistry was a good fit because it combines science and health care with working with my hands and helping people." Young Dentistry has recently added to the broad range of services already offered. Invisalign 'Invisible Orthodontics' and VELscope Vx oral cancer creening technology are now available in-office. Dr. Young has made the office friendly and welcoming for families, with kid-friendly features like movies and video games. "It's been a wonderful experience being able to start with a blank sheet of paper and build what I think is an ideal dental practice," Dr. Young says. SHOPLOCAL SHOP SMART... SHOP HALTON HILLS Decorating Den Interiors Whether you're decorating an entire room or just sprucing up a window, Karen Timms wants to make your next home decorating project easier. As an interior decorator and the owner of Decorating Den Interiors, Karen is pleased to offer convenient, shop-at-home service to all of her clients. "I have more than 5,000 different samples in my van that I bring right to your door," says Timms, who has been a decorator for 18 years. "Anything I don't have, I have many resources I can draw upon to get it." Karen supplies everything you could need to decorate your home, from furniture and light fixtures to accessories and floor coverings. She is able to work within any budget and can work with existing furniture. The process of creating the room of someone's dreams is what she loves the most. "For the first time in my life, I can say that I really love my job," says Karen, who was voted Georgetown's Favourite Decorating Service in this year's Readers' Choice. "I love the process of putting things together. I get so happy when things turn out beautifully well." 324 Guelph St. Unit 8, Georgetown (Halton Gate Plaza, between Tim Horton's & Harvey's) 519.941.8639 1.888.632.9529 KAREN TIMMS Owner/Interior Decorator email: ktimms@sentex.ca www.decoratingden.ca Creating Beautiful Rooms Since 1969 Dr. Kevin Young www.youngdentistry.ca 905.873.4800 Vito Manchisi After immigrating to Canada from Italy when he was just 16 years old, Vito Manchisi found his niche in the tire industry. Today, Vito owns Queen's Tire and Service Ltd., an Acton business he founded in 1974. Queen's Tire helps its clients with anything and everything to do with tires, from flat repairs to balancing. The business specializes exclusively in tire and rim work. Over the years, Vito has invested in the latest tire changing equipment from Corghi and balancing technologies from Hunter and has kept up-to-date with the changing trends in tires and tire systems. Vito prides himself on his company's superb customer service. Queen's Tire has built a very dedicated and loyal customer base over the years thanks to the business's policy of never letting a customer leave dissatisfied. More than 90 per cent of his clients are repeat customers and referrals. Vito and the staff at Queen's Tire have enjoyed being a part of the Halton Hills community for all these years. All of the friendly service staff enjoy interacting with their clients and look forward to meeting new customers in the future. Queen's Tire carries all major tire manufacturers. Don't miss out on great deals everyday, plus rebates frequently offered by Bridgestone, Michelin and many more. Anthony Maan & Michael Patterson (The Halton Window & Door Co.) For Anthony Maan and Michael Patterson of the Halton Window and Door Company, honesty is the best policy. The two pride themselves on not only providing the highest quality services and products, but also educating their clients about the products they sell and the work they do. As the name suggests, the Halton Window and Door Company sells and installs residential windows and exterior doors. As part of their commitment to customer service, Anthony and Michael have opened a 1,200 square-foot showroom at 374 Guelph Street, Georgetown - the plaza at the corner of Guelph Street and Delrex Boulevard. The showroom features full-sized and installed windows and doors so customers can see exactly what they have to offer. What sets the Georgetown-based business apart from others is that Anthony and Michael do all of the selling and installing themselves. They have one crew and maintain the highest standard of installation in the industry. "We don't hire any subcontractors, so the customer is always dealing with one of the owners of the company," Anthony says. QUEEN'S TIRE & SERVICE 387 Queen St., Acton 519-853-3940 ANTHONY MAAN 905-877-0177 Toll Free 1-866-323-9992 www.haltonwindows.ca 374 Guelph St., Unit 1 (at Guelph & Delrex) Oxford! Where Active Minds Begin! Since 1984, Oxford Learning has helped hundreds of students go Beyond Tutoring (TM) to reach their learning potential - not just for one grade or one year, but for a lifetime! Using the science of cognitive development, our unique programs teach children how to learn more easily, effectively, efficiently, and permanently. We don't ask students to review and master the same old stuff. We help them build the cognitive and metacognitive learning skills they need to help them absorb, process and understand. Cognitive skills are those used to absorb and process information. Our curriculum and teaching methods change how students learn and think. Students develop confidence because they understand they control how they learn. Khadine Collins-Finlay, Managing Director says "At Oxford, we're more than a business, we're a family. My colleagues and I, and our qualified, enthusiastic teaching staff all work for the greater good of these children. There is nothing that makes us happier than to see a child complete their program and leave Oxford feeling happy and confident. Not only have they achieved their academic goals, they take with them lessons for life. Helping children is what we do. Seeing them smile is what we love. LOVELINX Jewellery Design When Christie Lance-Reaume couldn't find a quality photo frame necklace in a style she liked, she made one for herself. The next thing she knew, she was making custom jewellery for others and founded her very own web-based jewellery company, Lovelinx Jewellery Design. "I made one for myself, then one for my mom and then one for my aunt," she says. "It kind of snowballed from there." Lovelinx's products have proven to be very popular with orders coming in from across the country and around the world. Christie has created a series of high-quality sterling silver and gold jewellery that can be customized in a variety of ways. With the company's picture frame pendant, for example, clients send in photos of themselves or their kids, which Christie crops, shrinks and places in a customized frame pendant, which can be attached to a bracelet or necklace. Lovelinx also creates fingerprint jewellery, where customers are sent a wax kit, make an impression of their child's fingerprint and send it back in, where the prints are transformed into a pendant or cufflinks. "I'm not just making jewellery, I'm making pieces that mean a lot to people and that they really appreciate," Christie says. "I love getting to know my customers and learning what their Lovelinx mean to them." 324 Guelph St., Unit 7 Georgetown KHADINE COLLINS-FINLAY georgetown@oxfordlearning.com 905-877-3163 CHRISTIE LANCE-REAUME www.lovelinx.ca 905.592.1802