INDUSTRIAL WORK, SAFETY AND OUTDOOR WEAR FOR WOMEN
Who am I and what is this about
This is an exclusive personal shopping experience for women in communities across western Canada. My name is Audrey Rippingale and I am founder, owner and truck driver for She Works She Plays. My history is driving trucks and running equipment. My own frustration at not being able to find good women's workwear that fit had me thinking it was time someone did something about this issue. So when an ongoing wrist injury prevented me from continuing to drive concrete trucks, which I had been doing for Island Ready Mix for the past decade, I realized the time to do something had come. This crossroads in life got my creativity flowing and the business was born. I truck from town to town with my Kenworth, my pup Maggie and my converted semi-trailer which sets up as a store on wheels.
Here is an interview with CBC Radio North in May 2016 while I was in Terrace, BC. The interview covers who I am, what I am all about and the issues that us women working in industry and trades can face when it comes to getting work wear that is functional for us.
"CBC Daybreak North" by host Carolina de Ryk - Audio
I am in Castlegar now, set up at the Sandman, open until tomorrow Saturday at 6PM. Heading for the Elk Valley next week and then wrapping it up in Cranbrook. Check out the calendar for details. Cheers, Audrey
HELLO LADIES OF BC. My calendar is subject to change due to unforseen circumstances like truck break-downs and some of the new stops I haven't quite finalized, but I will do my best to stick to it.
I am in beautiful TUMBLER RIDGE for the first time after enjoying a busy Chetwynd last week. Way to go all you hard working women here in the Peace! Met females from mine blasting crews here - awesome! Want a picture for the truck ladies!!
Well this trip is off to a rocky start. After starting with setting up in 100 Mile House, I landed up getting evacuated unfortunately, but I am in Kamloops now and working my way to the northwest. Stops coming up this summer - Fort St James, Houston, and the Vanderhoof and Smithers August fairs.
Hello all. It has been a rough month and I apologize to any girls that were expecting me up in the Peace over the last few weeks. My mother was in critical condition, in fact we did not know if she was going to make it.
Hello ladies! My first stop on this tour - I am set up in beautiful Williams Lake here at the Visitor Centre. Stops for the next 5 weeks are, in order -
DAWSON CREEK, GRAND PRAIRIE, CHETWYND, FORT ST JOHN and wrapping it up with a new stop TUMBLER RIDGE.