This family owned car repair and service center has been our choice since we moved back to Canada in 2001. They always make sure that the right job is done at the right time and for the right price. We might have moved a few times within the city, we might have changed cars several times, but we always went back to the Halley’s family.

We had the privilege to get to know the brothers, and their sister, their sons who worked in the shop, then Jose’s dogs. 21 years is a long time and community matters. We need reliable service and good people who care!

I recommend them without a moment hesitation Judit Petenyi

After I got cancer, I wanted to donate my long hair before it fell out. I found Freda’s! They specialized in the care of cancer patients and survivors as far as their sensitive skin on their head goes. I got a wig there to cover my skinhead! Then they cut the first fuzzy hair when it started to grow back. They are those compassionate people who see the people and not just the business and show how they care. They don’t push shampoo, cut, style and colour in a package as you are already there, they know that their clientele is usually ill or older or both. When I tried to get to a hairdresser closer to home, I regretted it. I went back and stayed.

They are caring and affordable and I recommend any of the hairdresser working there and giving them five starts! Judit Petenyi

Dr. Behzad Gholizadeh happens to work at Elmvale Apple’s Dental Clinic so this is the place we have been visiting for the past 21 years. Although we found him by accident so long ago, we would never go elsewhere! He doesn’t just know the inside of our mouths, but he knows us personally, our situations and health. He does what he needs to do and will not overcharge. We love him and we are his most loyal patients! Recommending him with love, Judit Petenyi

Physiotherapy is very personal. You need to have a good relationship with your therapist to trust them with your health and well being. I tried a few and I had a hard time to communicate because it was business, it was routine, I did not feel that I was a person, my case was any special at all. All that changed when I went to CN Physiotherapy on Carling Avenue, in Ottawa. I was carefully diagnosed, even I did not know when I went in with back pain that I was suffering from osteo-arthritis in my hips. My doctor later checked and confirmed that. I thought I could never walk properly ever anymore. All that changed now, and I am looking forward to be able to try to dance soon!

Thank you Raymon for the diagnosis, Thank you Neha for the care, Thank you Ramneet for your kindness. And Mariana is the nicest kindest voice an I have ever heard from an office manager! I recommend them whole heartedly!

I needed a lawyer in 2012 because I ran out of all my options. I thought I can take on the insurance company because I succeeded in getting Canada Disability Pension, after my cancer and my diagnosis of a chronic disease. But I was wrong. The private health insurance company was not in the business to award payments after the period absolutely necessary and when it was obvious I would not be able to go back to work. I needed to a lawyer, but we all know how lawyers are, right?

Well, we don’t. I was taught a lesson in humanity in those months. There are legal professionals who get into the field because they care about people, they believe the rights of the weaker ones need to be protected by strong voices. I found my compassionate strong protection in James Cameron and his associates’ arms and we won the case against the private insurance company that intended not to pay a penny to me. If you need a compassionate voice to defend you, call James, tell him Judit sent you. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

I never forgot how kindly he treated me when I was so vulnerable. By recommending him might be I way

I volunteered for the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind for six years. These beautiful dogs are fostered for 18 months before they get into a six-month intensive training before they go to serve for about eight years.

Consider buying cards, calendars, gifts in support of the organization. Judit Petenyi

Address: 1745 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1G 3V4

Phone: (613) 738-0061

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