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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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Five Issues facing our City’s Growth
Winnipeg is expected to grow to over one million people in the next 15 years. Are we building a livable city for the 21st century? Will Winnipeg’s development, transportation and…
TELUS has $20,000 grants available for registered charities in Manitoba
Are you a registered charity helping Manitoba youth succeed? With support from the TELUS Manitoba Community Board, charities are eligible to receive up to $20,000 in one-time grant funding for…
Designing Change | Member Q&A with Manoverboard
Manoverboard is a local design studio that helps organizations and nonprofits create effective online strategies and enduring websites. They aim to create digital platforms and messaging to fuel company missions and…
Becoming an organization that saves lives together
One person’s blood donation can save the life of a father. A sister. A child. Imagine how many lives can be touched if an entire organization made the commitment to…
Developing a Return to Work Program | With Darryn Oryniak, Vice President WCB
Darryn Oryniak, Vice President WCB It was early summer when two young men went to work at their grandfather’s manufacturing company. From his office, the CEO could see his…
Stay safe and healthy in the heat this summer
Summer is here, and whether you are spending time outdoors for work or leisure, you should take precautions to stay healthy, safe and comfortable in the heat. The following conditions…
Summer students and safety: what you need to know
Do you hire summer students? Young workers are an asset to your workplace ― coming in with enthusiasm, fresh eyes, and new ideas. However, many young workers tend not to…
Automation with purpose | New member Q&A with Eascan Automation
The Winnipeg Chamber: What does Eascan Automation do? Phil Bernardin (President): We’ve designed and built custom machines and control systems for industrial manufacturing for 25 years.WC: What sets your organization…
The economic outlook for second half of 2018 is…
This piece first appeared in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Five Minutes for Business June 14, 2018 Tariffs. Trade talks. Pipelines. Electoral change. While the Canadian economy continues to grow…
If Manitobans are so giving, why are charities stressed?
Every month, we ask different participants of our Leadership Winnipeg class to blog about their experience. Leadership Winnipeg recently spent the day crossing the charitable landscape in Winnipeg, learning about our…
Ecological edge helps polar bear tour company create 30 years of encounters
When you think of Great White Bear Tours, you might think of polar bears and auroras; you might think of tourists on the adventure of a lifetime; of the enthusiasm…
Cloud computing drags in Western Canada. Why?
This article was originally published on LinkedIn by Brad Potter, Cloud Solution Executive at ISM Canada (an IBM company The fastest growing SMBs have embraced the Cloud as a method…
Manitoba Race to Reduce wraps up first awards ceremony
As Manitobans prepare for an increase in Hydro rates, a growing recognition it is no longer feasible to maintain a “business as usual” approach to energy consumption has local companies…
New member Q&A with Jamrock Securities
The Winnipeg Chamber: What does Jamrock Securities Do? Don Woodstock (Owner & CEO): Home and business security systems, automation, access control and video surveillance. Besides protecting locations from unwanted intruders, Jamrock…
Moving beyond #MeToo with practical steps for leaders
Mention sexual harassment these days and some business leaders blanch. It’s an issue that cuts through demographics, negatively affecting employees, employers, individual careers and entire organizations. On Friday, June…
How to defend Winnipeg’s rep as a Canadian cultural gem
Every month, we ask different participants of our Leadership Winnipeg class to blog about their experience. Yet again, our Leadership Winnipeg class had the privilege of getting a behind-the-scenes look into Winnipeg’s…
Upgrading Winnipeg’s arts scene
Every month, we ask different participants of our Leadership Winnipeg class to blog about their experience. Leadership Winnipeg dedicated its most recent session to exploring arts and culture in our city. The…
Winnipeg non-profits: grants available to make your spaces more accessible
On behalf of the Disabilities Issues Office The Manitoba Government invites non-profit community organizations to submit project proposals to improve physical accessibility to Community Places Program (CPP) by May 28,…
Why is sponsorship so bad in Manitoba?
We’re always interested in our members’ assessments of Winnipeg’s business scene, so when marketing firm Deschenes Regnier wrote several short articles on sponsorship, we bookmarked the posts for future reading….
Our ongoing discussion on Manitoba’s economic strategy
“We’re looking to create careers, not jobs.” – Minister Pedersen. Recognizing the economy’s health is tied to the health of our communities, The Winnipeg Chamber has been an outspoken advocate…
Our exemption to U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs ends June 1. Who loses?
This piece first appeared in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Five Minutes for Business May 10, 2018. Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or perhaps within a rolled steel…
