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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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The height of sophistication in the heart of Winnipeg
Written by: Style Manitoba Magazine Photos from: Condo Lifestyle Magazine Sleek and scenic, 390 on the River is bringing upscale living to Winnipeg’s downtown. The welcome mat has been rolled…
5 FACTS ABOUT THE HON. NAVDEEP BAINS
On Wednesday, Oct. 10 The Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will meet with 350+ Winnipeg business and community leaders, where he’ll provide an update on…
Great Leaders Make Employees Feel Safe
Employee performance and engagement increases when employees feel safe and supported. I don’t mean safe as in comfortable, but rather that employees feel confident that their leader and team has…
#WCCABM Recap – Mixer event provides unique forum for MITT to connect employment, education
Written by: Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology Play Pause Few cities it seems have fewer degrees of separation when it comes to personal or business relationships than…
Q&A with HTFC | The landscape architecture & planning firm working in the prairies, boreal forest & arctic regions of Canada
1. Introduce your organization HTFC is a community oriented landscape architecture and planning firm working in the prairies, boreal forest and arctic regions of Canada. Our diverse team of professionals…
Get to know your next Chair- Scott Sissons, KPMG LLP
On Thursday, Oct. 4 Scott Sissons, Partner at KPMG LLP, will assume the role of Board Chair for 2018/19. Before his swearing in ceremony at our Annual General Meeting on…
The economic case for opening Portage & Main
While much of the discussion around opening Portage and Main has focused on travel times for drivers or pedestrians, one key aspect of the debate has been mostly ignored…
New councillors, new wards bring change to city hall
Photo Credit: CityNews Winnipeg (https://twitter.com/CityNewsWPG) A big shake-up is on the way for city hall in next month’s civic election, with at least five new faces expected on council, and…
Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies
Canadian Business Magazine ranked the top 500 Fastest-Growing Companies in Canada – and one third of the Manitoba-grown companies that made the list are Chamber Members! Congratulations to our Chamber…
#WCCLivableCities Event Recap
Architectural projects and designs aimed to create a Livable City that highlighted various locations in Winnipeg provided by University of Manitoba Architecture students. Photography by: Robert Lowdon Photography. President…
Q&A with Next Level Escapes
1. What does your business do? We provide immersive live-action escape room games challenging you to discover and solve puzzles individually and through teamwork in 60 minutes.2. How many years…
Help Dorian Achieve His Full Potential
Dorian grew up in Winnipeg’s West Central neighbourhood, a community tied to one of the poorest postal codes in the country. In high school, drug and alcohol abuse distracted…
Five stage tips for your next sponsorship
Sponsoring an event is a great way to promote your business. Sure, it’s great to tell us about your company when you take the stage, but there are more ways…
WCC does Le Burger Week
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce craves Le Burger week every September. This year, The Chamber decided to visit our members to taste their burger creations. The results did not disappoint….
Prescribing a better approach for affordable drug coverage
On August 28th, the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce was one of a select group of stakeholders invited to participate in a consultation with the federal Advisory Council on the…
From the Great Wall to Winnipeg
2016 Chamber trip to China In 2016, 24 excited Winnipeggers journeyed to China with The Chamber’s travel program. We had hosted trips to China before, but this particular trip would…
You’ve got season seats. Now what?
You’ve got your season seats, and YOU’RE READY TO NETWORK. Here are nine tips to maximize your time (and leads) at our luncheons: 1. Find out who you’re sitting with…
MITT + WCC @ ABM
In this world of acronyms in which we live, learn, and work, information can easily get lost in translation. For many of you, this headline was probably a breeze: Manitoba…
HELP! Santa needs a new sleigh!
Crowd view at the Winnipeg Santa Claus Parade (image from Tourism Winnipeg) The Chamber is calling on all members to spread the word and lend a hand to support a…
6 Swag Items People Actually Like
Event swag is a must, but is your swag working for you? Swag is a valuable marketing tool – when used correctly your swag can actually work for you. If…
10 Facts about Jan Gehl
When New York and Copenhagen needed a mastermind to redesign their streets for 21st-century traffic patterns, they went to Jan Gehl – the internationally celebrated architect who believes in building…
