About Square Prairie

Stacey Heese grew up on a dairy farm in Grunthal, Manitoba. His younger years were filled with hockey in the winters and motocross in the summers. After high school Stacey went on to study architecture and design at the University of Manitoba. There he graduated with honors from the faculty of Architecture with a degree in Environmental Design.

During university Stacey was married to his beautiful wife Londa with whom he now has three sons, Joshua, Grayson and Reed. They spend as much time as possible in the busy summers camping and wakeboarding.

While in university Stacey spent the summers working construction, installing decorative concrete driveways and patios. He was given the opportunity to help with the design and sales, a great way to practice design in the real world.
 
Stephane Jolicoeur spent his younger years in the small town of Giroux, Manitoba before moving to Steinbach. After graduating high school Stephane worked in a hog barn. He then followed in his father’s footsteps and worked as a car salesman and a service writer for Steinbach Dodge. Feeling a need for change Stephane began a new career selling kitchens and appliances.

Stephane is married to his beautiful wife Melissa— Londa’s younger sister, and has two sons, Kaden and Hudson. Their summers are spent at the lake or at the golf course when time permits.

Stacey’s passion for concrete’s infinite design possibilities prompted him to start his own decorative concrete business in 2008.  Stephane’s attention to detail and experience with kitchens and sales was a perfect fit. The two joined forces and created Square Prairie. With design experience and incredible attention to detail Square Prairie is able to offer decorative concrete products of the highest quality.

In 2009 Stacey and Stephane flew to North Carolina to study concrete countertops at the Concrete Countertop Institute. There they learned how to create strong countertops with engineered reinforcing and mix designs. In 2010 Stacey and Stephane went back to the Concrete Countertop Institute to study GFRC (glass fibre reinforced concrete). GFRC has less limitations than traditional wet cast concrete and has opened the door to new design possibilities.