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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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Pallister talks upcoming State of the Province Address
The State of the Province Address has become one of The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce’s most prominent events of the calendar year, attracting nearly 1,500 business and community leaders…
Policy Fast Five
From the Chamber’s Policy department, here are five things you should know about this month: The City of Winnipeg is looking for feedback on its new draft Transit…
Reconciliation at Leadership Winnipeg
Post contributed by Maria Cristina Laureano Recently, in a Circles For Reconciliation I’m participating in at work, someone posed the question whether actual change has happened since the 2015 Calls to…
Leadership Winnipeg Blog Post, October 20th Session at Government House
Post contributed by Rhonda Taylor, CEO of Career Trek Inc. www.thebalancesmb.com defines leadership simply as “the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal; even…
Feast Cafe Q+A
Christa Bruneau-Guenther, owner of Feast Cafe Feast Cafe is an Indigenous Cafe located on Ellice, near the University of Winnipeg. It’s mission is to reconnect Indigenous food and culture with…
Luxe Furniture Company far from its wicker roots
It’s been quite a journey for Luxe Furniture Company. From humble beginnings as Midwest Industries, Phil Squarie took over the family business after it went bankrupt during his parents’…
Councillor Santos seeking support from business community
Two teachers at Tyndall Park Community School are proposing development to the green space near the school, and partnering with city councillor Vivian Santos to seek support for the…
Gender Equity: “We all have a role to play.”
After graduating from university – an achievement that should bring excitement and opportunity – one of the first things Tanya van Biesen, executive director of Catalyst, remembers encountering was gender…
Students Write About Meeting Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama took to the stage on Tuesday, September 24 to share her inspirational message to over 7,500 people at BellMTS Centre. “I want everybody in this auditorium to think…
Five local Indigenous-owned businesses to visit
In 2016, the annual economic value of Canada’s Indigenous economy was estimated at $32 billion. CEO and founder of the Indigenomics Institute Carol Anne Hilton — The Winnipeg Chamber of…
PHOTOS: ‘The State of Hockey’ with Mark Chipman
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TNT Tree continues to grow
Chris Olson is the president of TNT Tree, and has a simple request for everyone living in Winnipeg. “Plant trees.” Olson first established TNT Tree in Winnipeg in 2004,…
Hilton aims to shift perspectives
On October 30, The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce will welcome Carol Anne Hilton, the founder of the Indigenomics Institute, for a special keynote presentation and ‘Fireside Chat’ all about…
Q&A: Uptown Alley
Uptown Alley is fairly new to the city, but what you might not know is it was once the iconic Academy Lanes. This 43,000 square foot facility may not look…
2018/2019 Volunteer Winners and Q+A
At our AGM on October 4, we recognized a force that makes our city function: volunteers. Thank you to this year’s Volunteer of the Year recipients for their continued support…
Chipman and Alliance targeting addictions infrastructure in Winnipeg
If someone told you there was a little-known group called ‘the Alliance’ operating in Winnipeg, you might immediately picture an assortment of diverse individuals, working by night to protect…
Q&A: Swish Productions expands to include co-working space
Grace Stewart, Manager at Swish Productions Before you ask someone at Swish…
Chamber Luncheons: Be a Part of the Excitement
From the time we wake up in the morning until we go to sleep at the end of the day, we expend resources. Time. Money. Energy. We sleep (or…
Dumas ready for opportunity as incoming chair
Photo by Mike Sudoma Photography. Jessica Dumas has a pretty common story, but one not always told. Growing up in the Point Douglas area of Winnipeg’s North End, Dumas didn’t…
Q&A: Mark Chipman, Executive Chairman, True North Sports + Entertainment
If you’ve never been to a Winnipeg Jets home game at Bell MTS Place, you might find yourself startled during the playing of the Canadian national anthem, when the…
Sissons reflects on time as Chamber chair
When Scott Sissons says he wasn’t sure what to expect in the role of chair of The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, that’s because he didn’t have more than a…
