Care, respect and comfort at the exact right time

“Currently, my job entails taking care of seniors and giving them the best end-of-life care, respect and comfort,” she said.

“I grew up with my mom and dad, but I grew up watching my grandma and grandpa do a lot of volunteer work in their small Saskatchewan community in the cancer unit, delivering food through Meals on Wheels, stuff like that,” she said.

“I really looked up to them for doing such an empathetic job that can cause heartache, but it needs to be done, and if you can get the right people doing it, it makes a world of a difference.”

Aside from her work with seniors, Elder-Findlay is also an entrepreneur and owns Velveteen Vintage, which specializes in sustainable hand-picked vintage clothing.

“There’s no storefront, that would be a dream, but I’m online right now on Instagram,” she said.

“Making sure the seniors are getting out and have quality of life is also part of my job.”

For Elder-Findlay, working with seniors fills her cup, which stemmed from her childhood.

Not knowing what she wanted to pursue as a career, Elder-Findlay explained the only thing she could see herself doing for the rest of her life was working with seniors.

“I fell in love with it, and I really look up to grandma and grandpa for introducing me to it,” she said.

“I go to tiny towns all over and find whatever I can to stock the online store. I love antique stores, old stuff that has lots of history to it, and I get that from my grand parents.

“I also love fashion, which is what kickstarted everything.”

Elder-Findlay also noted vintage clothing is much more sustainable than some of the stuff being produced right now.

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“I think it’s cool to recycle and keep things going. Less is more sometimes,” she said.

Elder-Findlay started Velveteen Vintage roughly four years ago, but she also noted she and her sister, Kienna, started their own jewellery line.

“Velveteen’s been put on the back burner a bit as we’ve been putting all our energy into GIGI Collective,” she said.

“I have a huge love for accessorizing but I couldn’t find the right things that weren’t still vintage, so I wanted to branch out so I could have two separate lines.”

GIGI Collective offers two lines, one vintage and one new. They also have a third-party distributor who makes and designs everything for them.

“Everything is 18K gold plated, it’s waterproof, tarnish-free and hypoallergenic,” she said. “We did quite a bit of research to find a partner who would back us 100 per cent on our vision, and our jewellery is quite sustainable. We’re quite happy with it.”

With Kienna living is Saskatoon and Kirstyn living in Lloyd, the two share the work and take on different roles.

“It’s been really great,” she said. “It’s really brought us closer together and it’s something we both really enjoy.”

After living in England and Australia for some time, Elder-Findlay explained she never thought she’d move back to Lloyd full-time, but that clearly wasn’t the case.

“I couldn’t believe the amazing community that was here. The opportunities are non-stop, and if you have a passion for something or want to get something done, find the right crew with the right niche, and the sky is the limit,” she said. “I found a lot of comfort in this community.”

An active member of the Lloydminster community, Lori Haygarth grew up on a farm in Alcurve and went to school in Marwayne before getting married to her husband, Danny, and moving to the Border City.

A mother of four, Haygarth owned and operated Lloydmin -