Manager Cheryl Stone, centre, snips the ribbon at the grand opening. (Submitted photo/BATC)

By Angela Brown

Ka-miyosit Hair and Esthetics

First Nation beauty salon and school now at new location

Jul 13, 2023 | 5:15 PM

A North Battleford First Nation beauty salon and school now has its own location.

Owned by Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC), Ka-miyosit “Beautiful One” Hair and Esthetics held its official Grand Opening celebration at its new location at the north end of 100 Street on July 4.

BATC said in its release that Ka-miyosit Hair and Esthetics takes pride in being “the 1^st First Nation Salon in Saskatchewan to offer full esthetic classes.”

“Our accredited curriculum, approved by Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission in partnership with Choice Esthetics Modular Training, sets us apart,” it stated. “Upon successful completion of our program, students can work towards obtaining their journeyperson [certification],” as skin-care technicians or nail-care technicians.

Established in 2017, the salon has been operating at Atoskewin Success Centre on 104 Street in North Battleford up until now.

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“Since 2018, Cheryl [Stone] has been working with BATC, and always dreamed of a new location for our salon and classroom setting,” the release said.

The First Nation-owned salon moved to a separate location where it now looks onto 100 Street in North Battleford instead, in the strip mall located just north of 20th Avenue, on the east side.

Stone, who manages the operation, told battlefordsNOW the salon actually opened at the new site earlier in June, but had the grand opening later.

The facility offers hair styling, as well as beauty and esthetics services. It is also a school offering training in the field.

“We do [offer] a bit of everything,” she said. “Lash, nail, microblading, reflexology, body waxing and everything to do with hair. We also do microdermabrasion, and body cavitation [to help break down fat].“

Stone said the facility needed a bigger location “for the salon to succeed” – to reach its potential to serve clients and provide education.

“It was a hidden gem in the back [at the former location], and most people didn’t know about it,” she said.

Stone is thrilled with the new site with easy street access to customers.

“Everyone is welcome,” she said. “We are very affordable because we are a training school as well.”

Stone noted many students she’s helped have been young mothers just hoping to “get their foot in the door,” to pursue a career in the beauty field.

“We work towards uplifting them and building that capacity in them [so they can develop marketable skills],” she said.

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Angela.Brown@pattisonmedia.com

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