Local Experts
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Bernice Pearse
Bernice Pearse is a certified personal fitness trainer, the author of Making The Best Exercise And Food Choices and the developer of popular exercise video, Winning Workout. For 14 years, Bernice has inspired women to overcome the obstacles that hold them back from achieving their health and fitness goals.
Bernice started on Rogers TV with Winning With Weights, 7 years ago, and then a second health and fitness show called Winning With Aerobics. In 2008, Bernice hosted Winning Workouts, an exercise program geared toward all ages.
Bernice's first commitment is to her two daughters Mandi and Angela and her husband Bob. The most important thing for her is that she exercises together with her family, hoping that it will inspire other families to work out together.
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Monique Howat
Monique Howat is a popular youth and adult motivator specializing in innovative methods and tools that help move clients to a higher state of motivation. She is the founder of Confident Girls and Guys since 1998. She is recognized for her entertaining and creative seminars and workshops that capture and inspire even the toughest audiences in a fabulous presentation experience!
Monique has been featured internationally in e-zines, magazines and webcasts as well as contributed articles for many others. This ‘Women of Success’ has been a guest on Canada AM, is a regular guest on radio and Rogers TV monthly as the “‘Youth Motivator” www.confidentgirlsguys.com
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Deborah A. Rankine
National food writer, Deborah A. Rankine, has covered the food scene in Canada for the past 15 years. As her alter ego, “Chef Deb,” Rankine captains the catering kitchen at www.culinarycaravan.com. Her culinary world travels provide inspiration for her ethnic-themed cooking classes she teaches at professional cooking schools throughout Toronto’s GTA and beyond.
Rankine—the proud winner of the Heart & Stroke Foundation’s Durham Region Chef Challenge—has appeared on City TV’s “Breakfast Television” and adds her monthly cooking segments on Rogers TV’s “Daytime” to her roster of fun foodlicious experiences.
In September 2009 Rankine will release The Fridge Whisperer: 50 Fast & Fabulous Family Faves, the first in a delicious and healthful series of cookbooks written especially for time-strapped parents, empty nesters, and foodies on fixed incomes.
