Since March 6th, the Royal Bank in Portage la Prairie's had a new manager.

Christine Frisch shares her background and what brought her to the Portage area.

"Actually my husband brought me to the Portage area. He's originally form the Manitou area, and we've been traveling back and froth from BC to Portage. He's an owner at Jonair Aerial Applicating. So, I came here with him. We also have three little kids."

Though having come to Portage in May of 2012, it wasn't until recently she became the Portage RBC branch manager, and shares what it's like.

"It's going well. I'm enjoying it. We have a great group. I work with a great group of staff. And there's lots of learning for me, of course. I'm new to the financial world, but things are going quite well. I'm enjoying it. I have my business degree. I went to university in Halifax, Nova Scotia. So, I have business background. I worked in business management with Canadian Freightways for going on ten years as well. I've been in the work force for a little while.  I was just looking for some change. I'm just loking for something new to try. All my kids are in school now, so I was ready to get out of the house and try something new."

She says she believes she's in it for the long haul.