Some people are lucky enough to know what they want to do early in life. Others need time to find their niche. That’s certainly the case with George Brick. George and his wife Lynn are the Owner/Operators of Eastside Collision Repairs, Eastside Industrial Coatings, and Eastside Heavy Truck Collision in Winnipeg, MB. The three facilities operate as The Eastside Group. As a teenager, George says he tried several different industries before finding his life’s work.

 “When I started high school, I took what was called the Occupational Entry Course. The idea was to send students out to various businesses to get work experience,” says George. “I tried all sorts of things, but I wasn’t really satisfied with any of them. Then I got placement at Pembina Auto Body. I knew from the first day that I didn’t want to go anywhere else.”

 George stayed with Pembina Auto Body all the way through high school, and was eventually taken on as a paid employee. George continued to work there for the next six years.

 In 1979, George and his then partner, Bob Koroscil, founded Eastside Collision.

  “In the beginning it was a two man operation,” says George. “Over the years we slowly grew it. In the early 90’s I bought out my partner and continued to move forward on my own.”