Tag: VGM Canada

BURLINGTON, Ontario – The 34th Canadian Seating and Mobility Conference in October was the only game in town in 2022, with the International Seating Symposium scheduled for March in Vancouver canceled, helping to boost attendance.  CSMC drew about 700 attendees, about 100 attendees shy of its record, says Steve Cranna, director of business development and government relations for VGM Canada, Mobility Group, which has hosted the event since 2009.  “The DNA of our conference...

TORONTO – Cindy Wickens, a founding partner of XPerience Home Healthcare in Windsor, Ontario, has been many firsts. She was the first female firefighter at Lakeshore Fire Department, its first female captain, and now she’s been named the first Canadian HME Woman of the Year by VGM Canada. HME News spoke to Wickens about her passion for service and giving back.  HME News: As a business owner and a firefighter of 33 years, you wear a lot of hats. How do you make it all work?  Cindy...

TORONTO – VGM Canada has named Cindy Wickens as winner of the 2022 Canadian HME Woman of the Year Award. A founding partner in 2017 of XPerience Home Healthcare in Windsor, Ontario, Wickens has worked in the home healthcare industry since 1986. She started at Doncaster Medical and later became an owner of Motion Specialties Windsor. Wickens has also been an active firefighter for 33 years at the Lakeshore Fire Department where she was recently appointed to captain. “VGM Canada is proud...

WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM Canada has named the three finalists for the inaugural Canadian HME Woman of the Year. They are Michelle Harvey, vice president of sales and products for HME Home Health in Richmond, British Columbia; Allison Seiderer, president and CEO of Living Well Home Medical Equipment in Peterborough, Ontario; and Cindy Wickens, founding partner at XPerience Home Healthcare in Windsor, Ontario. “We are incredibly excited to present the first Canadian HME Woman of the Year award...

BURLINGTON, Ontario – VGM Canada has announced the newly created Canadian HME Woman of the Year Award. The award is open to all women who work in the HME or mobility industry in Canada, including suppliers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, manufacturers and other professionals in the industry. “We’re excited to introduce this award,” said Dave Davies, president of VGM Canada. “This award provides recognition and visibility to incredible leaders in our industry....