Ladybug Arborists has been in business since 2012 and won the 2013 Chinook Entrepreneur Challenge. Owner/operator Maureen Sexsmith-West has been involved in tree care since 1996 and is a Certified Arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture (certificate PR-4600A).

Beginning with golf course maintenance, she eventually shifted her focus to trees and earned her ISA certification in 2003. In 2010 she was named Lethbridge Gardener of the Year.

Today, she strives for continuing education and can lay claim to being the most highly qualified tree care specialist in the Lethbridge region. In addition to being an ISA Certified Arborist, Maureen is also an ISA-Qualified Tree Risk Assessor and a qualified tree appraiser.