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6 PROFILES · Independent & Free Press,Tuesday March 6, 2012 SHOPLOCAL SHOP SMART... SHOP HALTON HILLS PEOPLE IN BUSINESS Derek and Lana Hoar and the staff at Deker Electric, treat their customers' homes as if they were their own. For 18 years, Deker Electric has been helping the people of Halton Hills with their electrical needs, focusing solely on residential electrical work for the last three years. Deker's team of seven professionals - led by the husband and wife team of Lana and Derek, a secondgeneration Master Electrician - provides the best in electrical services, sales and installation to their clients for things like hot tubs, central vacuums, range hoods and generators. The Deker team is proud to build above-average working relationships with their clients and, as a result, the business has won the Readers' Choice Award for last 3 years, earned a, A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and was named the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month. "We believe in the highest customer service and we back it with our guarantee," Lana says. "The best part of our day is getting that happy customer on the phone saying 'thank you for a job well done!'" SHOPLOCAL SHOP SMART... SHOP HALTON HILLS Avita Integrative Health & Restoration Clinic Kelly Nolan of Avita Integrative Health & Restoration Clinic explains how Bio-Identical Hormones are becoming very popular treatments for Women's Health. There is more research out now supporting the benefits of treating Women's Health with Bio-Identical Hormones. Bio-Identical Hormones are identifical in chemical structure to the hormones produced by our body. They fit our hormone receptors perfectly, like a LOCK & KEY. BIH are customized by a Compounding Pharmacy. Clients are very pleased to work with customized prescriptions because they recognize that ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL. Dosages of BIH are determined by Saliva Hormone Testing and are dose-specific to each clients requirements. Our clinic also specializes in HCG Weight Loss Program. 5A Conestoga Drive, Ste 300, Brampton 905-702-0515 www.dekerelectric.ca LANA & DEREK HOAR KELLY NOLAN 905-455-0488 kelly@avitaintegrativehealth.ca www.avitaintegrativehealth.ca Check online for upcoming workshops. Move Activity and Motion Clinic Dr. Kathy Cameron and the team at Move Activity and Motion Clinic want to get you moving. The clinic is made up of a Chiropractor, two Registered Massage Therapists and a Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncturist who all have the same goal: to improve and maintain their clients' movement. Kathy, a chiropractor and the clinic owner, has been practicing in Georgetown for 16 years and founded Move six years ago. "I wanted a team approach to maintaining health," says Kathy, who also does orthotics. "It's never just the muscles or just the joints that need help. You need a whole team to get optimum improvement." The Move team includes Registered Massage Therapists Ervin King and Courtney Gorrill, and Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncturist Sarah Peng. Together, the group helps patients of all ages and physical capabilities who suffer from a range of complaints like athletic injuries, age-related joint pain and workplace injuries. "We love when we see the pain leaving our patients' eyes, when they realize they're doing better and can do more than they could before," says Kathy, a coach with the Georgetown Rockets running team. "We are all active practitioners and we encourage our patients to do the same." Shelly Butt (iPro Realty) Technology has changed a lot since Shelly Butt, a Sales Representative at iPro Realty, started in the real estate business eight years ago. Advancements in technology have made Shelly readily available to her clients, able to answer questions quickly and efficiently through text message or BBM. "Each year, technology gets more and more advanced," says Shelly, who joined the iPro Realty team in January. "I have some clients I help through texting and BBM-ing, but there are some who don't have email or a cell phone, so I'll pick up the phone and call them or go over and see them. It all depends on the client." The Georgetown resident deals primarily with residential real estate in Halton Hills, Brampton and the surrounding areas. She helps her clients with all aspects of the buying and selling process including relocations, from putting them in contact with reputable mortgage agents and lawyers to arranging for staging and painting services. She is able to draw upon iPro Realty's extensive marketing tools, such as virtual tour creation and professional photography, to market each home to its highest potential. But in the end, it's all comes down to the people. "It's really about being involved in people's lives," she says. "Buying a home is a monumental event. I love making families happy and seeing their planning come to fruition." Chiropractic Care · Massage Therapy · Acupuncture COURTNEY, DR. KATHY CAMERON & SARAH 116 Guelph St., 905-702-1072 Shelly Butt, Sales Representative Office: 905-873-6111 Direct: 416-878-2253 iPro Realty Ltd., Brokerage shellybutthomes@yahoo.ca 369 Mountainview Rd. S., Georgetown Karmali Family The Karmali family has been in the copy business for so long they can't remember when the started. The Karmalis - Firoz, Roshan, Al-Karim and Farhan - run Sherwood Digital Copy and Print in Georgetown. Elkarim has been in the business for at least 23 years and his parents have been in it for even longer. Sherwood Digital Copy and Print can help you with all of copying needs, whether you're looking for colour copies or black and white. They also do business cards and all other forms of copying. The store is open to the public and to businesses. The Karmali family likes the social aspect of working at Sherwood Digital Copy and Print. "We like meeting new people and new clients and helping them get things done," Al-Karim says. The family prides themselves on working hard to get the job done. "If I have to stay until midnight, I'll stay until midnight," Al-Karim says. Stop by and see us at our NEW LOCATION! Bare Image Electrolysis & Laser Inc. Lynne Gravelle has been helping the people of Halton Hills look and feel better since 1999. Lynne, a certified electrologist and laser technician, is the owner and operator of Bare Image Electrolysis and Laser Inc. in downtown Georgetown. As the name suggests, Bare Image offers electrolysis and laser treatments to permanently remove unwanted body hair. Electrolysis, which takes between six months and a year and half to complete, involves sending a small electric current into the hair follicle to permanently destroy the root. Laser hair removal, which usually requires between four and six treatments to take effect, uses a laser to destroy or impede several hair follicles at a time. Lynne got started in the field after having permanent hair removal done herself. She had such a positive experience that she enrolled in the Electrolysis College of Canada and became a certified electrologist and laser technician. She then opened her business and has been helping the people of Halton Hills ever since. "I like making people feel good about themselves by getting rid of the stuff they hate," Lynne says. "Women and men are so busy. I give them one less thing to worry about." 318 Guelph St., Georgetown Bare Image Electrolysis & Laser Inc. 61 Main St. South, Georgetown 905-873-6116 FARHAN AND AL-KARIM georgetown@sherwoodcopy.com sherwoodcopy.com 905-873-6388 LYNNE GRAVELLE downtowngeorgetown.ca