The Trust was created for the north and is led by the north. The Trust combines funding with smart thinking to help Northern British Columbia thrive. Since 2005, Northern Development has had a passion for growing the economy of central and northern British Columbia. That includes a wealth of outdoor activities, and Merina's family gets outside whenever they can to do their favourites, like skiing in the winter and wake surfing on the lake in the summer. She feels privileged to be a part of and to raise her own family in a place with so much to offer. She even made a long-term investment in Dawson Creek and the building that houses her shop by renovating and updating the facade. She is committed to hiring local barbers and supporting local causes and organizations. Now that she has returned home, she intends to be an active member of the community that helped to raise her. Merina was born and raised in Dawson Creek. The rapid growth of the business even prompted a move to a larger location in 2015 where she was better able to meet the needs of her faithful clients. Hard work and lots of support from her family, friends and fellow community members saw her achieve her five year business goals in just one year. She arrived in October and within a month her new barber shop was up and running. That's exactly what she did in 2013, moving from Kelowna back to her hometown of Dawson Creek. Even as she pursued barber training, she knew that she would open her own shop when she was finished.

Watching her parents run their small business provided an early introduction to the business world and a base from which she would eventually start from when planning her own journey into entrepreneurship. Merina Shearing grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and always knew that she, too, would one day own her own business.

Stache barber shop