From small town living in Stony Plain, to the Alberta Winter Games, to investor, to CPA, up the Corporate Ladder, and now into the vast world of Residential Real Estate; my lifelong love affair with Curling has reminded me that life's journey isn't always one smooth, unobstructed sweep to landing on the button.

When you ask people pertinent questions about where they hope to live, most people break down the City by school zones, proximity to wor...