LAURIE A. E. OAKES

Laurie was born and raised in Powerview-Pine Falls, Manitoba. She attended Law School at the University of Manitoba, graduating in 2002. She married her husband Michael following graduation and started her career in Dauphin, Manitoba as Michael was posted there as a member of the RCMP at the time. She practised in Dauphin, Powerview-Pine Falls and Winnipeg.

Prior to her move to the Swan River Valley she had been working as a lawyer for the City of Winnipeg. In early 2013, after 7 years of living and working in Winnipeg she and her husband made the decision that the City life wasn't for them and that they wanted to give their children the small town / rural upbringing they enjoyed as kids. They put their house up for sale and made the leap to move to the Valley where Michael's parents were already enjoying their retirement years.

Laurie and her family are very happy to call the Valley their home.

CHRISTINA MAE LOVE

Christina was born and raised in Lynn Lake, Manitoba, and moved to the Valley with her parents when she was 17 years old. After graduating, work took her back north to The Pas and Flin Flon, where she worked as a head cashier for Extra Foods and as a radio station copywriter and webmaster. She returned to the Valley in 2013 and joined Oakes Law Office.

Christina is the proud mother of 2 teenage boys.

SHASTA SCOTT

Shasta was born and raised in the Swan River Valley. After graduating high school she completed her General Business Certificate while working at RBC. She continued with RBC for 16 years in a variety of positions. She then worked as an accounting technician for a few years before joining us at Oakes Law Office.

Shasta and her husband have four beautiful children. She loves spending time with her family and friends.

TAMMI THIESSEN

Tammi and her husband were both born and raised in Winnipeg, MB, but moved to the Valley almost 20 years ago to raise their two daughters. She was a stay-at-home mom for most of those years, rejoining the workforce just 5 years ago and working as an accounting technician before joining the Oakes Law Office team.

When not at work, Tammi can often be found puttering in her kitchen or out walking on the mile road that runs beside her yard - her two "happy places."

JENNIFER POOLE

Jennifer was born and raised in the Swan River Valley.

Following high school she moved to Winnipeg to complete her Pharmacy Technician Certificate at Winnipeg Technical College. After completing her studies she returned to the Valley.

Jennifer and her husband have four great children and together they enjoy spending time at the lake, riding horses, quadding and in winters spending time at the outdoor rink.

ELLIE OAKES

Ellie is Laurie's daughter and was raised in the Valley from a young age. She is a full-time student at the University of Manitoba in the Faculty of Arts with plans of becoming a lawyer. She currently spends her summers working at the office and plans to continue to do so. She enjoys animals, reading and spending time with her friends.