Who We Are
Who We Are - A Brief History
They came from different corners of the country, Mike was raised in Newfoundland and Jill started in Alberta and her family moved to
Kitchener when she was 8. Not to drag things out, essentially they fell in love, got married and moved out to Alberta. Then as fate would have it, they were pleasantly surprised to find out that their lives would include a beautiful daughter.
So how did cloth diapers come to be such a big part of their lives? Their daughter wore nothing but cloth from the moment she was born, since all hospitals in Edmonton used cloth diapers on newborns. They had a pre-birth supply waiting for them at home from a diaper service in Edmonton. The convenience of not having to run out to get diapers was amazing, since fresh, soft clean diapers seemed to mysteriously arrive at the door every week.
Both Jill and Mike became enthralled with the service and how good their daughter was doing with no diaper rash and snuggled in cloth softness.
So in spring 2006 they moved back to K-W to start Bear Bottoms. After much reasearch, purchase of commercial washers, diapers, bags etc. they launched in August 2006. They worked very hard to develop an eco-friendly washing process and even got approved by Hamilton Health Sciences in 2010. They started in the K-W area and now service from London to Toronto. They also created and own Buddi Direct Inc., which is the manufacturer of Buddi diapers, used with Bear Bottoms Diaper Service and numerous other diaper services within North America.
