Ramble on over to Rave Massage

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This article was published 09/08/2021 (669 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Located directly west of St. Vital Centre, a little strip mall at 1220 St. Mary’s Rd. is home to Rave Massage.

Complete information about their massages services be found on Rave’s beautifully laid-out, easy-to-navigate website at www.ravemassage.com but I spent some time asking Tracy Simmons, who owns and works at Rave Massage alongside her husband, Ted., bout their business and how they’ve been doing during the pandemic.

My first question was about whether they had always occupied their current location and if they entertained any plans to expand.

I’ll turn it over to Tracy at this point:

“We opened Rave Massage as a new clinic in 2014 and we have been in the same location the entire time. Prior to relocating back to Manitoba, we owned and operated a physio- and massage therapy clinic in Alberta.”

I next asked how many people were employed at Rave, and whether these numbers been affected by the pandemic.

“We have just under 30 employees, including both receptionists and registered massage therapists, which is down slightly over pre-pandemic levels,” Tracy said.

“We are currently hiring and would like to add a couple more massage therapists to our team.”

I then asked if Rave was franchised or had any silent partners involved.

“We are locally owned and operated, we are not a franchise and do not have any silent partners or investors. We have been married over 20 years, Ted grew up in St. Vital and (Tracy is) from Beausejour.”

Tracy dropped a few other tidbits along the way…

“All of our therapists customize your massage based on a consultation and assessment with you at the start of your treatment. The majority of our clientele book one-hour appointments and attend for therapeutic treatments such as pain and stress relief, or rehabilitation from an injury.”

And, finally, here’s the last word from Tracy:

 “We have a fabulous team of employees and we are very proud of how they have adapted to all of the challenges that the pandemic has brought this past year.

“They have gone above and beyond in doing their utmost to protect the health and safety of both their co-workers and clients. We would also like to thank the St. Vital community for their support because as a small business we truly appreciate it.”  

Think it’s time for a ramble over to Rave Massage…

Rave Massage is located in Unit G-1220 St. Mary’s Road. Call 204-416-7283 (RAVE) or email info@ravemassage.com

Weldon Rinn lives, writes, and enjoys living in St. Vital. He can be reached at weldonrinn2@gmail.com