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Inflation Update June: Manitoba’s Largest year-over-year increase in CPI since 1982
6 Minute Read Winnipeg Chamber’s Policy & Research Analyst, Jamil Ahmed, highlights the latest Inflation updates in Manitoba. The consumer price index figures from Statistics Canada show that inflation reached…
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Ordering growth and delivering success
If you ever find yourself questioning Kevin Edwards’ – CEO of SkipTheDishes – dedication to Winnipeg, remember this; when he got the call to come to the city and join…
And the winner is… everyone!
Ian Smith, co-founder of Funding Change How does an extra couple of thousand dollars on your next paycheque sound? Local organization Funding Change is piloting a new product called ‘payroll…
Q+A With The Shameless Circle – Rising Star Finalists
The Shameless Circle is one of the Rising Star finalists at the Spirit of Winnipeg Awards happening March 6, 2020. This volunteer-led, non-profit is a healing circle for women. It…
Leadership Winnipeg Reflections
Post contributed by Jodi Bond as a part of the Leadership Winnipeg program. As I reflect upon our Leadership Winnipeg session, I am humbled and extremely proud of the non-profit Indigenous-led…
A new perspective through Leadership Winnipeg
Post contributed by Alec Ruest as a part of the Leadership Winnipeg program. Last Friday was a packed day of leadership stories through both social justice and social enterprise lenses as…
Developing a Return to Work Program
Submitted by the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba Every year, more and more businesses are seeing the tremendous upside of implementing a Return to Work program in their workplace. There…
Paying it forward
Post contributed by Stephanie Halligan as a part of the Leadership Winnipeg program. The culture in Winnipeg has long been one of generosity and volunteerism. As a city we are surrounded…
“What are you doing for others?”
Post contributed by Naureen Punjani as a part of the Leadership Winnipeg program. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” Martin Luther King Jr.’s…
Policy Fast Five (January)
From the Winnipeg Chamber’s Policy department, here are five things you should know about this month: The provincial government has launched consultations for the 2020 Manitoba budget. A series of…
Manitoba in the spotlight in 2019
It was a milestone year for Manitoba’s film and music industries in 2019. “We’re coming off the heels of a very exciting year in which our tax credit was…
Bowman reflects ahead of State of the City Address
As the old adage goes, if you don’t vote, don’t complain. Born-and-raised Winnipegger Brian Bowman took that notion one step further in 2014 when, frustrated by what he was…
Q&A: Max’s Restaurant
Ahead of our Member MeetUp with Max’s Restaurant on February 13th, we caught up with them to find out a little more about the eatery that has been serving up…
Leadership in Art
Post contributed by Sunny Singh The great American Scholar Warren Bennis once said “Leadership is the capacity to translate Vision into Reality.” As I was staring at guests from the…
Agitated by Art
Post contributed by Brent Retzlaff Tom Hendry said that “theatre should give a city an image of its soul”. As a co-founder of the Manitoba Theatre Centre, Hendry served as the…
November Luncheon Recap: Women on Board
History is often the clearest indicator of progress, and there’s…
Help United Way give hope this new year
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with United Way Winnipeg to offer a special 50/50 raffle fundraiser, with all proceeds from the ticket sales supporting United Way’s programs…
‘Healthy Workplaces’ Founder Spotlight: Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
The connection between health and wellbeing is closely linked to workplace environments, making healthy workplaces meaningful for any business. When employees feel valued, respected and satisfied in their jobs and work in…
Policy Fast Five (December)
From the Winnipeg Chamber’s Policy department, here are five things you should know about this month: The city has introduced a new budget process for this year that is…
Local photog wins ‘Photographer of the Year’… again
A local photographer and Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce member continues to cement his legacy as one of the most decorated photographers in town after being awarded…
Get your holiday shopping done with The Winnipeg Chamber
Picture this: it’s December 21st, 2019, the last Saturday before Christmas. The snowy streets are jam-packed with last-minute shoppers, all frantically shopping mall-bound to get their holiday shopping done…
Q&A: Body Measure
Ahead of our Member MeetUp with Body Measure on January 16th, we caught up with them to find out a little more about the company and its changing lives…
