Janice was raised on a third‐generation family farm in Manitoba’s Interlake and has made Winnipeg her home for 35 years. With a desire to learn about different lifestyles and cultures, her travels have taken her to Nepal, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Japan, Costa Rica, the Caribbean, England and dozens of American states. As an entrepreneur and former business owner, Janice has been self-employed for over 25 years, and prior to being elected, as an infrastructure fund development consultant for a multitude of organizations in the fields of active transportation, heritage, water conservation and age friendly initiatives. Today, Janice and Richard have teen age triplet sons and live in South Winnipeg.