Beauty product business is a family affair
Published Saturday November 29th, 2008
Girl Power Beauty, a family business that got its start in Toronto, has moved its head office to Moncton.
Lisa Foster runs the business with the help of her three daughters. It specializes in skin, hair and beauty products made with natural ingredients.
"As a mother of three pre-teen girls, I began to notice their increasing attention to social causes. Issues such as the environment, endangered animals, clean drinking water, and child poverty were being discussed frequently around our dinner table," Foster says. At the same time, she identified a need in the marketplace for all natural grooming and beauty products developed specifically for tween girls. With the goal to develop a brand that would serve to educate and empower, Girl Power Beauty was created.
Foster grew up in Moncton and attended Harrison Trimble High School, so she was anxious to make a new home for her business here. She considered location, bilingual workforce and other factors, but mainly it was about quality of life and the warmth of the people.
"I grew up in Moncton, and my parents and many family and friends are still here. We've been fortunate to spend our summers in the area on vacation, and we are so excited that we now have the opportunity to live here year round," she said.
Girl Power Beauty products are made in Canada and are formulated with gentle, all natural ingredients such as organic floral water, real fruit extracts, soy, beeswax and veggie-based cleansers.
The products are available online at www.girlpowerbeauty.com.
Parade brings business to Moncton
Santa Claus Parade day is one of the busiest of the year for Metro Moncton retailers, so you can expect big crowds at the malls and downtown shops.
The annual parade begins today at 6 p.m., and some streets will be closed as a result. The parade committee reminds motorists that Vaughan Harvey Boulevard around Main Street will be closed to traffic at 1 p.m., while the area of Vaughan Harvey south of Main will be closed at 3 p.m. Main Street from Vaughan Harvey to Champlain Place will be closed from 5:30 until about 6:30. The parade officially ends at the corner of Champlain and Paul Street. People are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food donation to the parade for the annual Tim Horton's Food Drive.
People are also reminded to be safe along Main Street. Many of the floats are pulled by big trucks and tractors which may have limited visibility.
Research spending increases
Spending on research and development in the Maritime provinces increased by almost nine per cent between 2004 and 2005, according to the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission.
Between 1996 and 2005, expenditures on research and development in the Maritimes increased by 80 per cent to $770 million from $424 million. Expenditures increased $63 million from 2004. Nova Scotia accounted for $464 million, or nearly 60 per cent, of the $770 million total. Spending in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island totalled $243 million and $63 million respectively.
Research and development funding in Prince Edward Island increased nearly 54 per cent between 2004 and 2005. This increase appears to be largely due to an investment in bioresources by the National Research Council. During the same period, funding increased by eight per cent in Nova Scotia and five per cent in New Brunswick.
Halifax company named Marketer of the Year
EastMed Inc. of Halifax was recently named Marketer of the Year by Progress Magazine for its successful launch of a breakthrough over-the-counter continence kit for women.
After considerable research and careful planning, Uresta was launched last year at a Uresta kits are currently sold online and in 187 pharmacies across Atlantic Canada, with plans to go nation-wide in early 2009. The product recently received U.S. FDA approval, and there are also plans to seek approvals and distribution in Europe.
Progress Magazine's November issue features all five finalists, and the teams and best practices behind each campaign. Marketer of the Year stories can also be viewed online at www.progressmedia.ca.
Osteopathy House opens in Moncton
Located on 576 Elmwood Drive, Osteopathy House is the first centre dedicated solely to providing osteopathic health care in Moncton.
Heather Sisk and Katen Amin, qualified from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine, London, UK, are specialists in bone, muscle and joint pain.
"The benefits of this type of treatment are endless as Osteopathy treats a wide variety of problems such as arthritic pain, headaches, jaw problems and many others. From babies to elderly individuals; our treatments are for everyone," Sisk said in a news release.
For more information, call 860-7588 or visit their website at www.osteopathyhouse.com.
* The Cochrane Report appears each Wednesday and Saturday. Items for inclusion may be sent by e-mail to cochrana@timestranscript.com., or by fax to 859-4904.
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