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to another and in February 1993, I had health complications which required me to be

hospitalized during my exam session. Without the compassion of my teachers, I failed a

course with no opportunity to retake the exam. Thinking nothing could be done to

reverse this horrible failure, I felt I had no other choice but to quit my program (X-Ray

technician). Having some money left over from my student loans, I decided to take an

aesthetics course and moved back to Small Town to open my own home-based

business, Stephanie’s Nails and Tanning, in March 1993. Since most of my work was

from home, I also began working with day care again.

In March 1995, I had my second child. In September of the same year, my eldest

child began school. By March 1996, I secured part-time employment with the French

Catholic elementary school that my daughter attended. In the same year, I attended

instructors’ training to teach adults firearms handling and hunting techniques. This was

a seasonal self-employment opportunity which I continued until January 2003.

In 1998, the Manitoba Ministry of Education decided to amalgamate all school

boards and as a result workers decided to unionize. I subsequently became a member

of the Manitoba Secondary School Teacher’s Federation (MSSTF) and at my first

Annual General Meeting (AGM); I was nominated and elected as a negotiator for

Bargaining Unit (BU) 101, District A. Involvement with MSSTF brought new direction to

my life and was a huge turning point for me. My life has continued to evolve in that

direction over the last 12 years.

Since the signing of our first collective agreement in June 1999, I have worked

and occupied various union positions at the local, district and provincial levels of the

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