Nancy is the Managing Partner of Elm Park Dental at 629 St. Mary’s Road, with her husband, Dr. Bill Cooke. Elm Park Dental was established in Old St Vital in 2013, at which time Nancy joined the OSVB board as the marketing chair until 2017. In 2020, Nancy was elected Chair/President of the Old St. Vital BIZ’s board and continues in that role. Nancy’s priorities are to work with the Executive Director and team at the OSVB to ensure business members are engaged in guiding the strategic plans of the Board and creating a welcoming and supportive environment for both businesses and the community.

Chris joined Old St. Vital BIZ because he believed he could make a positive contribution to the community. As a local business owner of 15 years, he wanted to play an active role in helping to maintain and create a BIZ zone that is welcoming and attractive to both businesses and clients. 

He is a chiropractor and owner of Balance Chiropractic, a local multidisciplinary clinic that provides chiropractic, massage therapy, athletic therapy, custom orthotics, Class 4 Laser therapy and acupuncture services. Together as a team, they share knowledge and experience to create effective treatment plans and empower clients towards achieving their goals.

Chris is excited for the future of Old St. Vital and looks forward to collaborating with fellow businesses in the Biz Zone to help create a safe, inviting neighbourhood for our customers.

Cory joined Crescent Financial Group in November 2015 and became a Managing Partner in January 2019. Cory has been working in the financial services industry since February 2000 and spent 8 of those years working for two major Canadian banks with high-net-worth clients. Cory offers years of financial planning experience and has worked in many areas such as investment planning/recommendations and debt management.

Cory has volunteered for many great causes over the years such as United Way. Cory sits on the Advocis (The Financial Advisors Association of Canada) board, presently as President of the Winnipeg Chapter and has served on the board since 2018.

Cory’s focus is on financial planning with his clients and he has cultivated long-standing trusting relationships with those clients he works with. Cory, his wife Tracey, son Joel, two daughters, Hayley and Isabella and his grand-daughter Isla are lifelong Winnipeg residents. As a family they are huge hockey fans. Cory regularly plays tennis and floor hockey and is a lover of yoga. During the summer months the family can often be found relaxing and enjoying lake life in Kenora.

I take much pride and proud to be a business owner in the city of Winnipeg and part of the OSVB community.  It has been amazing to see the work that the OSVB zone has completed over the years as they have really helped improve and enhance the area and I wanted to be apart of the board to be able to offer support and help in any possible. 

When I was 16 years old, I read the Wealthy Barber and I fell in love with financial literacy and learning and sharing knowledge with others about how money works.  I love my career as I get to share this knowledge with others and help them understand how proper planning can play have a huge impact in a person’s ability to achieve their financial goals and dreams for the future.

Ariel Glinter joined the St. Vital Biz as a director in 2017, and has enjoyed contributing to the vibrant business community in St. Vital and assisting the BIZ in its mission. 

Mr. Glinter is the head of business development and regulatory compliance for The Joint Cannabis Shop. Since 2015, Mr. Glinter has been instrumental in assisting The Joint in its transition from a cannabis accessories and tobacco products retailer to a legal cannabis retail organization with 14 licensed cannabis stores across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Prior to joining The Joint, Mr. Glinter worked as an associate at Aikins LLP in Winnipeg.

She joined the OSVB in January 2018 in order to be more actively involved in the business community where the clinic is located.  She enjoys hearing from other business owners and creating ways to improve their mutual business community.

She is a Remedial Massage Therapist and has been practicing for over 25 years since graduating from Wellington College of Remedial Massage Therapy in 1995.  She owns and operates Mosaic Massage Therapy which has been in business since 2012. She also volunteers on a massage therapy board (LCSP) as the conference chair, helping them plan their conferences and AGM’s.  She is also a licensed Realtor within the province of Manitoba and enjoys working with people.

She enjoys working with OSVB to promote our businesses and increase community awareness of our projects and events and looks forward to connecting with new business owners.  Please feel free to reach out with any question or concerns.

Kyle has been a supporter of Old St. Vital Biz since Urban Garage Ltd. was established in 2014. He attended meetings and communicated with members and the executive on a variety of topics over the years. Kyle joined the board in an official capacity in 2021.

As a lifetime resident of St. Vital he believes in community and appreciates the, “shop local”, spirit of the area. His family lives, shops and dines in the area so the prosperity and growth of St. Vital businesses is very important to him.

Kyle has almost 30 years of knowledge and experience in the automotive trade; both in the dealership import and domestic market as well as the aftermarket.

He looks forward to acting on the behalf of the businesses and residents of the Old St. Vital area to ensure their best interests are in mind.

Mark Serebnitski, CEO of Borbely Swiss Denture Clinic, joined the OSVB board of directors in December 2021 to collaborate with other business owners in providing services to local residents and giving back to the community.

Years of training and work in Ukraine, Israel, Germany, and Switzerland provided him with a broad range of knowledge and skills for improving his patients’ smiles through aesthetic work in removable and fixed dental restorations. He previously served as the Chair of the Continuing Education Committee and is now a Registrar with the Denturist Association of Manitoba.

Mark joined the Build Your Smile Dental Foundation in 2019 and embarked on a volunteer mission to Uganda.

Jim Fuller, 77, has owned Top Hat Florist on St. Mary’s Road since 1966. He is one of the founding members of the Old St. Vital BIZ, which was created 26 years ago. To be precise — the first meeting of the prospective organization was held on April 27, 1995. Jim also recently retired from his long-time role as the association’s president. Fuller, who created the floral arrangements for a number of previous visits by the Royal Family, said he’s proud of the legacy that’s been collectively created by OSVB members in the last two-and-a-half decades.

 ”Two of the biggest things we do is graffiti removal and planting floral beds to beautify the area, as well as putting up holiday lighting in December, all of which are sponsored by the BIZ,” Jim said. Jim’s sense of civic pride and serving the community has been present even before the creation of the BIZ and was one of the driving factors to do more. With the creation of the BIZ, Jim has brought Old St. Vital that sense of pride and community with many initiatives that were done through the BIZ to make this zone a place to come to and enjoy.

I am Linda Elmhurst, a long-time resident of Old St. Vital, who’s birth family moved to the area back in 1955. My loyalty to this community evolved through growing up here, being schooled here, raising a family here and ultimately starting a business here.

In the 1990’s, as the owner of a small business called “Creative Occasions”, I had the privilege of getting to know and work with several other Old St. Vital business owners who shared a common vision for the future of Old St. Vital. Our collective desire was that area businesses and the surrounding residential neighbourhood flourish rather than deteriorate over time. We did not want Old St. Vital to become merely a drive-thru to South St. Vital and the emerging St. Vital Centre Complex. This dedicated group petitioned the local business community in order to apply to the City of Winnipeg for the right to birth the Old St. Vital Business Improvement Zone. The OSVB became official in 1997.

I currently have the honor of being a Lifetime Member of the OSVB after serving as its Recording Secretary for more than 25 years.

I can personally attest to the fact that the OSVB’s Board of Directors continues its mandate to work diligently for the betterment of the businesses, along with those who work and live in this beloved community.

Brian Mayes has represented the St. Vital Ward since November 2011, when he was elected to Winnipeg City Council in a by-election. He currently chairs the Standing Policy Committee on Water and Waste, Riverbank Management and the Environment and is the longest serving member of the Executive Policy Committee. Brian also serves as the Council representative on the Board of Governors of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, as Board Director of the Assiniboine Park Conservancy, chairs the Winnipeg Food Council and is a member of the Winnipeg Police Board. Brian grew up in St. Vital where he attended Dakota Collegiate. He then pursued his studies in Toronto, before returning to Brandon in 2000 where he served as a School Trustee and operated his own law firm.

Brian has served on the boards of many organizations in the private sector. He has also been a pension trustee for the Manitoba Association of School Trustees, a Deputy Chief Commissioner with the Residential Tenancies Commission and was appointed by his peers as a member of the Law Society of Manitoba’s Complaints Investigation Committee. Brian resides in the St. Vital ward with his wife Dr. Alison Marshall and their two teen sons. Brian has been a volunteer coach for teams at the Norberry-Glenlee and Dakota Community Centres. He is a retired marathon runner whose career peaked with a top 15 finish in the Manitoba Marathon.

Martin Pasieczka, Neighbourhood Economic Development Officer; is better known in the BIZ Community as the “BIZ LIAISON”.

Martin works at the City of Winnipeg, with in Planning, Property and Development department. PPD is tasked with providing to BIZ Zones guidance, assistance and ensuring compliance with City Bylaws.

The BIZ Liaison serves as a resource and liaison between the 16 BIZs and the City; assisting with pursuing projects and initiatives. provide guidance on governance and administration to ensure compliance with City bylaws and to support their diverse needs.

Martin, as the BIZ Liaison, sees the great value that this BIZ Zone (OSVB) and all the other BIZs in the City of Winnipeg, give to their neighbourhood mainstreets and in building a vibrant and dynamic city, we all call home.

Kevin Wenham is the Director of Marketing, Engagement & Communications for Old St. Vital Biz. He started with Old St. Vital Biz in 2019 and has helped in many areas of daily business and long-term planning for OSVB. Kevin was drawn to the Zone by his Mentor, Maurice Allard and from his closeness to the area that he spent many younger days in.

Kevin is an on-the-go person, with a diverse background driven by his many endeavours that he enjoys. As well as working for the OSVB, Kevin a REALTOR® for Ethos Realty where he gets his marketing, paperwork and people skills from. He is a Supervisor for True North Sports Entertainment managing staff and handling complaints. Kevin is the former Operations Coordinator for the University of Manitoba Audio Visual Dept. where he managed large budgets, A/V equipment and technical background, complaints and over 30 staff. And finally, he is a Professional Santa Claus. Yes, you heard right, he is Santa Claus. He does also find time to do other volunteer work with other organizations he is a member of.

His background has allowed him cover where OSVB needs assistance. Whether it be arranging and managing the seasonal staff, following up with businesses and with the City of Winnipeg on matters concerning OSVB, handling the technical issues that arise at the BIZ, or overall looking after the Old St. Vital BIZ to make sure that it runs smoothly. Kevin makes it so that the Zone is a place where businesses can be proud to set up shop.