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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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Spirit of Winnipeg Award recipients raise the bar in our city
At a glamorous gala event at Club Regent Event Centre, The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce celebrated outstanding organizations who make Winnipeg a better city. Chosen by volunteer judges drawn from…
Free IT support through RRC’s ACE Project Space
Start-ups looking for technical support have an option in the heart of Winnipeg: a term as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Red River College’s ACE Project Space. The Space connects RRC’s Business Information…
The number one threat to America’s economy – border taxes
This article originally published by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. We’ve all been so focused on the renegotiation of NAFTA—the lists of demands (ours and theirs), how long will this…
Repairing Winnipeg’s infrastructure investment math
Hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure spending are on the horizon in Winnipeg’s near future, including a North End Water Treatment Centre, sewer overflow fixes and other projects. …
Charity strategies in an era of austerity
In an era of government deficits and tightened finances, it’s more critical than ever for charities to be creative in their approach to revenue generation. No longer can governments be…
Get trade leads around the world through WTC Winnipeg
Your Winnipeg Chamber membership includes access to World Trade Centre Winnipeg resources The World Trade Centre Winnipeg is a member of the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA). With its headquarters…
Opinion: Ending Manitoba’s budget pendulum swings
This editorial first ran in the Winnipeg Free Press on March 7, 2017. Necessity is the mother of invention. Provincially, few things necessitate action more than Manitoba’s $1-billion budget dilemma. So……
TELUS launches board to support Manitoba charities
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce was pleased to join many member charities and non-profits on February 28 at the launch of the TELUS Manitoba Community Board – the philanthropic board…
Permit logistics desk at Winnipeg Chamber to ease process
If you attended the State of the City Address last week or followed media coverage, you caught Mayor Bowman’s announcement of a pilot project with your Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce:…
How to prepare for the federal budget
Can you feel the excitement in the air? A brand new federal budget is about to be delivered into the world. A precious bundle of joy, full of hopes, expectations…
Rethinking donor relations
Imagine this scenario. Someone you met once or twice informally sends you a message through LinkedIn inviting you for coffee. You join them. They tell you what they’re working on,…
Get to know our Spirit Award finalists: Environment and Energy
Ahead of the 8th Annual Spirit of Winnipeg Awards on March 10, we’re giving you a closer look at how the finalists in each category are impacting our city. Today’s category: Environment…
Get to know our Spirit Award finalists: Technology
Ahead of the 8th Annual Spirit of Winnipeg Awards on March 10, we’re giving you a closer look at how the finalists in each category are impacting our city. Today’s category: Technology….
Winnipeg chef heads to The Oscars
Chamber member Chef Peter Fehr from Gourmet Inspirations is hoofing his salted caramel whisky sauce to Los Angeles this weekend. He’ll be serving Hollywood’s stars (alongside GORP Clean Energy Bar’s…
Why CN loves coming through Winnipeg
Manitoba is a major hub of CN’s transcontinental rail network. Much of our traffic passes through Winnipeg’s Symington Yard. Winnipeg is also home to Transcona Shops, our main Canadian railcar…
Get to know our Spirit Award finalists: Non-Profit and Social Enterprise
Ahead of the 8th Annual Spirit of Winnipeg Awards on March 10, we’re giving you a closer look at how the finalists in each category are impacting our city. Today’s category: Non-Profit…
10 ways to build a Canada that wins
For the last several years, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has published an annual list of the Top 10 Barriers to Canadian Competitiveness. That document listed some of the self-inflicted…
Discussing food with Minister Eichler
On Tuesday, February 14 we were honoured to sit down with Minister Ralph Eichler to discuss the future of Manitoba’s food sector – one of the four key pillars The…
My experience of The Blanket Exercise
I never thought that the name ‘The blanket exercise’ gave the activity the justice it deserves, although this is how the activity was created and is commonly known. It is…
Digital advertising network spreading in Winnipeg
When Jennifer Plante briefly found herself working in the addictions and mental health field, she knew she’d made a misstep. “I’ve always wanted to help people, but I realized then…
Kill ’em with content: a Q&A with Alyson Shane
Should we hire someone to do our social media or just do it ourselves? It’s a question businesses are asking more and more. For some much needed insight on this,…
