Roz was born in England and immigrated to Canada with her parents and three siblings when she was quite young. Her father proudly served with the Royal Navy in England as well as the Royal Canadian Navy as a submariner and then worked for the provincial government. Her mother was a nurse in burn units in London, a full time mother and eventually a librarian at the Dartmouth regional library prior to her retirement. Both of Roz's brothers served in the Canadian Military for a number of years as well as Roz who worked in the summer reserves which was a very good experience for an 18 year old girl. She has a very special sister who was born with many challenges. She is the person who taught this Prince family the most! 

Her family in England lost quite a number of their members during the first and second world wars (others wars as well) and one of her most memorable experiences in life was visiting a memorial where there were numbers of Prince men whose names were forever etched to remind of us the sacrifices they made for future generations. It was unbelievably emotional. The women behind the scenes are always remembered as well as they are often forgotten. Roz has traveled to Juneau Beach in France which was absolutely fascinating and again brought some reality to the losses which have been incurred and which we still incur worldwide due to war. Her upbringing has given Roz a strong sense of responsibility to others and the idea that we want to treat others as we would ourselves; with respect and sincerity. Roz is extremely proud to be a Canadian and British and has a love for both cultures.

Roz, from the age of  4 years old grew up in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and loves living here. She has traveled to quite a number of other countries outside of North America and truly appreciates what Canada has to offer. We live in the best country in the world and the Halifax area is one of the prettiest and friendliest she has ever encountered. We have no idea how fortunate we are to live in such a wonderful area of the world. She has always been active in fitness activities such as skiing, gardening and walking as well as having a love for music playing the flute when she has time for fun. She loves reading and learning which have helped her tremendously in her career.

In 1984, Roz entered real estate at the young age of 20. Since then, she has worked diligently to become one of Metro’s leading real estate agents both in terms of marketing as well as service. Roz takes great pride in communicating well with her clients along with educating them about market conditions and other relevant factors, thus ensuring a positive home selling and/or buying experience for her clientele. Her partners have the same philisophy.

During her many years as a real estate professional Roz has taken endless real estate courses. Over the years, Roz has continued to upgrade and improve her real estate skills, successfully completing hundreds of real estate courses. The topics of such courses include (but are not limited to): Negotiating,financing, contracts, environmental, marketing, advertising, new construction, ethics, septic and wells, market trends, legal issues, insurance issues and estate law.

At one point in her career, Roz managed a real estate office training and motivating other real estate agents. She served as a member of the Conduct Review Committee of the Nova Scotia Association of Realtors  for over 15 years. She also served on the Complaint Review Committee for the Nova Scotia Real Estate Commission for a 3 year term ( this committee is in place to review public member's complaints). Roz still enjoys teaching and mentoring others.

Along with a number of rental properties Roz has personally bought and sold several homes. She has built two homes with two different contractors, and has sold homes for at least 50 different builders. Through this experience, she knows a tremendous amount about new construction.

Roz has been and continues to be active in her community. She was on the Board of Directors for the Kiwanis Music Festival . She was on the Board of Directors for Crime Stoppers, she has run and organized charity events for Easter Seals, She has served as a director for the Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Foundation. She regularly donates to many other organizations that are close to her heart and is particularly concerned about the homeless and hungry in our local community as well as the plight of children and women.

Roz has worked extremely hard to be a professional real estate agent. She is an extremely skilled negotiator which is of major benefit to her clients. Feel free to call Roz at (902) 456-6375, or email rozprince@eastlink.ca for further information on the services she provides or to just to ask questions. She and her partners have the experience to look after your all real estate needs!

In the spring of 2003 I had a very rare illness that caused some minor damage to my voice box – unbeknownst to me at the time I already had what is called voice fatigue. The additional damage to my voice box basically finished  me off – the muscles in my throat  no longer functioned the way they needed in order for me to speak well at all. The muscles had changed how they functioned in order to protect my voice box.

Well I was in an interesting state – requiring my voice in order to perform my job as a very busy realtor. The interesting thing about one’s voice is we all do take it for granted. The definition of voice is “a sound formed in the larynx etc. and uttered by the mouth especially human utterance in speaking, shouting, singing etc. and the definition of speech is “the faculty or act of speaking” – WOW – you have no idea what an isolated world you come to live in when you are unable to perform these tasks easily and in some cases for me there were times not at all.

It is incredibly difficult not only physically but also emotionally and psychologically. Our voice is part of our personality and communicates many different things to people. When you are unable to speak in the manner you were used to people react differently. You also tend to talk less which is not a bad thing but there are times you just can’t express yourself in the manner you really want to. It is a very lonely place to be at times. The frustration is immense and actually causes one even more difficulty to speak because the stress goes straight to the throat.

I can not express enough my heartfelt appreciation and respect for the help received at the Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Foundation. My first experience with the Hearing and Speech Foundation was at an introductory evening. This is where I realized I wasn’t the only one – in fact there are a huge number of people who have faced and are facing this isolating problem.  After this group event I was able to see a  speech pathologist at the Dixon Centre here in Halifax. She gave me hope the very first day I arrived. I was so overwhelmed by the fact that there was a place where I could learn to speak again I cried that first visit. The sense of relief was unbelievable. I spent a total of 9 months with ongoing visits to the center and my fabulous speech pathologist.. I am still a work in progress – what amazes me is you can not really see the voice problem – the professional has to figure out which muscles to work with in what way. There are muscles in your throat plus one has to work on breathing as well.

I would still have no voice without the center – I would be unable to work, unable to have simple conversations with people I care about – I would be unable to sing – now I sing every day-it is actually part of the therapy!