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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…
Category: Chamber Blog
‘Chamber 101’ delivers unexpected value
When Brandy Bobier came out to The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Chamber 101’ meeting in March – just a couple of months after joining The Chamber with her catering business…
Q&A: Michael Ward, President, IKEA Canada
Q: You have been with IKEA for over 30 years. What is one memory that sticks out the most about your time working for the company? There isn’t one…
Golf: It’s Good For Business
When you hear the words, ‘business meeting,’ what do you picture? Would it be safe to assume a cold, stuffy board room just popped into your head, filled with…
Member Spotlight: Q&A with Body Measure
Body Measure co-founders Melina and Erica What does your business do? Body Measure provides its clients with in-depth body composition analysis using the gold standard in body composition analysis,…
Burgers not the only dish on Fairmont Winnipeg’s ‘Backdoor’ menu
CONTEST ALERT: The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce is giving away six (6) ‘Backdoor Burgers’ for you and your friends to enjoy! Contest details can be found on our Instagram…
Six Ways to Approach Sustainability
As we learned from IKEA, caring about the planet and people is incredibly important. We picked six businesses who are striving to be more environmentally-friendly, while also being committed…
Winnipeg is…
Winnipeg is… If you had to use one word to complete that statement, what…
Conscious Kindness Day
Back for its fifth year, Conscious Kindness Day is just around the corner, coming up on May 15. The annual day of good will — organized by United Way Winnipeg…
IKEA’s People and Planet
IKEA has ambitious goals to transform its business to be more sustainable. IKEA’s sustainability strategy – People & Planet Positive – outlines these commitments in order to achieve the…
The Missing Ingredient in Change Management Strategies
Photo by Helloquence on Unsplash Information courtesy of Marianne Farag, Inner-Peace Specialist Sublimity: Pathways to Peace In the absence of knowing where to turn for emotional support when change happens in…
Collaboration key to Winnipeg Whiteout Street Parties
Although residents may not have enjoyed as many of them as they would have liked, the Winnipeg Whiteout Street Parties have come and gone for another year, this time…
Winnipeg Welcomes Coworking
About four years ago, Winnipegger Jason Abbott was down in Phoenix, Arizona, trying to get some work done. Finding it extremely difficult to maintain his focus with two young…
A Night at the Museum
You may remember the Manitoba Museum from your elementary school days. Waiting in line to get a tour on the Nonsuch, watching Charlie Chaplin silent movies in the old…
Five Essentials of Networking
Information courtesy of Ryan Ramsdale and Embolden leadership development and coaching. Many people find the prospect of networking as daunting as public speaking. Our minds bombard us with thoughts of…
Sector by Sector: The Bank of Canada
At first glance, it might not seem like the Bank of Canada plays much – or any – of a role in your daily life. The simple reason for…
Blockchain Q&A with IBM’s Chris Kirby
Blockchain is coming. Well, the reality is blockchain technology has been around for years now, but more and more people are finally beginning to recognize it as a valuable…
The IKEA Experience
Almost instantly, that familiar yellow-and-blue logo conjures up visions of flat-pack furniture, interactive showrooms, and Swedish meatballs. IKEA is more than just a furniture store, it’s a way of…
Three reasons to attend the Bank of Canada luncheon
The Canadian Credit Union Association is hosting its 2019 national conference in Winnipeg this year, taking place May 5 – 8 at the RBC Convention Centre. As a part…
Working Warriors leveling playing field for Indigenous across Canada
Reconciliation. What does the word really mean? According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, reconciliation means, “to restore friendship or harmony.” Canada’s residential school system and the many devastating effects it had…
Karmyn’s Sushi Dream
After an intensive round of chemotherapy, seven-year-old Karmyn usually doesn’t have much of an appetite. In August 2018, Karmyn was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and two weeks after…
