Four years ago, owner Francis Hou accompanied a friend to Canada, looking for the perfect location to set up a health and wellness business. After visiting Lumsden, he said the impression left him “with a beautiful and peaceful feeling and I fell in love with it immediately.”
Later, accompanied by his family, he visited the town several more times to learn more about the community. He said that after these visits, “We decided to try our best to stay here, and at the same time, we could use our expertise to establish our own business and provide services to the residents of the town.”
In his home country of China, Francis is a professional doctor of Chinese Medicine and has nutritionist qualifications. In addition to his training, he has been in health care and equipment sales for over 30 years. While not licensed to practice in Canada, the products he offers don’t require certification, and he credits his experience in helping people make suggestions for their purchases.
Francis recognized no similar health care services were being offered in Lumsden, and with his wealth of knowledge, he established Humanwell Health Care Products Ltd, operating as “Happy Life.” Like many businesses, the pandemic slowed the business’ opening, but he persevered and finally opened in March of this year.
Francis said that because he is learning English, he hired two part-time employees to help him with his work and better communicate with his customers in providing his services.
The store focuses on four kinds of health products.
Body care - such as facial masks, hand and foot care, and body care products - such as nutritional supplement products including vitamins and nutritional supplements - characteristics of herbal products that help regulate all aspects of bodily functions and rehabilitation equipment - wheelchairs, crutches and hearing aids. Frances said that because his store is local, it makes it convenient for people to get the products they need easily.
Happy Life is open Monday thru Saturday from 10 – 5 pm and can be reached at 306-201-7819.
-Jennifer Argue, LMT