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Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa Continues to Grow

Hand & Stone Massage Spa Canada Corporation continues its growth with the opening of another three locations – one in Toronto in the Beaches area, the second in Brampton in the Trinity Common area and our third location in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – our first out of province spa!

The Spa in located in southeastern part of Saskatoon opened June 19, in a brand new retail mall with high drive-by traffic counts and great visibility. Andrew Chandra joins Hand & Stone Saskatoon with extensive experience in the health and wellness sector. He continues to be involved in personal training and in the fitness industry working with a local athletics club in Saskatoon as Head of Personal Training. Andrew has a Masters in Physiology from the University of Saskatchewan which will surely help him, help his clients. With his belief in “taking care of oneself”, Andrew is looking forward to converting his personal training clients into loyal Hand & Stone massage and facial clients.

The address of the Spa is:

3270 Preston Ave. S.
Saskatoon, SK
T. 306-954-3139
Email: achandna@handandstone.ca

Carolyn Scharf joins Hand & Stone in the Beaches with over 25 years in the advertising industry. Most recently Carolyn was the Brand Group Director with Cossette, an innovative marketing and communications agency and was responsible for the leadership of the MacDonald’s Restaurants account. Having been in the ad industry for so long, Carolyn decided to make a change to ownership and was attracted to the Spa Industry specifically with its focus on health and wellness and with the aging demographics. Carolyn opened the doors in the Beaches on July 24.

The address of the Spa is:

974 Kingston Road
Toronto, ON
M4E 1S9
T. 416-901-8626
Email: cscharf@handandstone.ca

The 25th Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa location, owned by Sandra Mather and Steve Simic, opened September 18 in Brampton at the Trinity Common Plaza, a busy retail complex.
Sandra joins Hand & Stone from a background in the grocery industry, most recently working with Loblaw Companies Ltd. in the role of Senior IT Support Analyst. Steve is currently also working with Loblaw as the Senior Manager – IT Support. Sandra and Steve both have excellent experience working within a team atmosphere and with customer service which will provide them a huge advantage as they grow their Spa. Sandra will be running the Spa on a full time basis with after-hours help from Steve.

The location address is:

Trinity Common
210 Great Lakes Drive, Unit 002
Brampton, ON
L6R 2K7
T. 905-458-7772
Email: smather@handandstone.ca
ssimic@handandstone.ca

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa is built on a basic concept: affordably priced, open long hours including evenings and weekends, conveniently located and provides guests with top quality services. Each location is open seven days per week: Monday through Friday, 9am – 9pm, Saturday, 9am – 6pm (with some open until 7pm) and Sunday, 10am – 6pm.

About Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa
Hand & Stone Massage Spa Canada Corporation is a member of the Canadian Franchise Association and is the master licensee for the Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa brand in Canada. Initially founded in 2004 in Toms River, NJ, the concept was developed in response to the rising national need for professional massage therapy and being able to provide it at convenient times and locations with affordability in mind. Currently there are 300+ locations in the US and 25 locations in Canada with new spas opening every month. For more information, visit www.handandstone.ca.

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa Continues to Grow

Hand & Stone Massage Spa Canada Corporation continues its growth with the opening of another three locations – one in Toronto in the Beaches area, the second in Brampton in the Trinity Common area and our third location in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – our first out of province spa!

The Spa in located in southeastern part of Saskatoon opened June 19, in a brand new retail mall with high drive-by traffic counts and great visibility. Andrew Chandra joins Hand & Stone Saskatoon with extensive experience in the health and wellness sector. He continues to be involved in personal training and in the fitness industry working with a local athletics club in Saskatoon as Head of Personal Training. Andrew has a Masters in Physiology from the University of Saskatchewan which will surely help him, help his clients. With his belief in “taking care of oneself”, Andrew is looking forward to converting his personal training clients into loyal Hand & Stone massage and facial clients.

The address of the Spa is:

3270 Preston Ave. S.
Saskatoon, SK
T. 306-954-3139
Email: achandna@handandstone.ca

Carolyn Scharf joins Hand & Stone in the Beaches with over 25 years in the advertising industry. Most recently Carolyn was the Brand Group Director with Cossette, an innovative marketing and communications agency and was responsible for the leadership of the MacDonald’s Restaurants account. Having been in the ad industry for so long, Carolyn decided to make a change to ownership and was attracted to the Spa Industry specifically with its focus on health and wellness and with the aging demographics. Carolyn opened the doors in the Beaches on July 24.

The address of the Spa is:

974 Kingston Road
Toronto, ON
M4E 1S9
T. 416-901-8626
Email: cscharf@handandstone.ca

The 25th Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa location, owned by Sandra Mather and Steve Simic, opened September 18 in Brampton at the Trinity Common Plaza, a busy retail complex.
Sandra joins Hand & Stone from a background in the grocery industry, most recently working with Loblaw Companies Ltd. in the role of Senior IT Support Analyst. Steve is currently also working with Loblaw as the Senior Manager – IT Support. Sandra and Steve both have excellent experience working within a team atmosphere and with customer service which will provide them a huge advantage as they grow their Spa. Sandra will be running the Spa on a full time basis with after-hours help from Steve.

The location address is:

Trinity Common
210 Great Lakes Drive, Unit 002
Brampton, ON
L6R 2K7
T. 905-458-7772
Email: smather@handandstone.ca
ssimic@handandstone.ca

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa is built on a basic concept: affordably priced, open long hours including evenings and weekends, conveniently located and provides guests with top quality services. Each location is open seven days per week: Monday through Friday, 9am – 9pm, Saturday, 9am – 6pm (with some open until 7pm) and Sunday, 10am – 6pm.

About Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa
Hand & Stone Massage Spa Canada Corporation is a member of the Canadian Franchise Association and is the master licensee for the Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa brand in Canada. Initially founded in 2004 in Toms River, NJ, the concept was developed in response to the rising national need for professional massage therapy and being able to provide it at convenient times and locations with affordability in mind. Currently there are 300+ locations in the US and 25 locations in Canada with new spas opening every month. For more information, visit www.handandstone.ca.