Julie
Julie has lived most of her life in Peterborough Ontario and is a graduate of Fleming College for Customs Administration. She visited Cochrane in 2015 and fell in love with the town and vowed that she would live here one day. She comes to us with 14 years of Optical and Lab tech experience. Julie loves to volunteer with youth and served as both a volunteer and board of directors member for Kawartha Youth for Christ. She loves spending time with her family, friends, doing photography and the sport of Axe Throwing and has enjoyed perfecting her skills since 2016. Julie is our newest Optical Associate and loves helping people find a frame that suits their personality and perfecting the fit of the frame to each individual person.
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