Federal dollars head downtown

Winnipeg Free Press, March 9, 2022

Ottawa puts $2.5M towards Downtown Winnipeg projects

CTV, March 9, 2022

Offers pour in from Manitobans willing to take in Ukrainian refugees

CBC, March 8, 2022

Winnipeg businesses employ ‘wait and see’ method on mandates: Chamber of Commerce

Global News, February 28, 2022

Proof of vax info decision weighs on individual businesses

Winnipeg Free Press, February 28, 2022

We’re not ‘completely out of the (pandemic) woods’

Winnipeg Free Press, February 25, 2022

Trade centre joins forces with chamber of commerce

Winnipeg Free Press, February 19, 2022

What were the impacts of Emerson border blockade on Manitoba’s economy?

City News, February 16, 2022

‘Very good day’: business reaction to capacity limit elimination positive

Winnipeg Free Press, February 11, 2022

Winnipeg grows even as people flock to bedroom communities: census

Winnipeg Free Press, February 9, 2022

Changes urged to how province provides business aid

Winnipeg Free Press, February 2, 2022

‘This is a worst case scenario. We absolutely need help’ Chambers of commerce seeks increased compensation for struggling businesses

Winnipeg Free Press, January 12, 2022

Rapid test kit wait times frustrate business owners

Brandon Sun, January 12, 2022

‘This is a worst case scenario. We absolutely need help’- Chambers of commerce seeks increased compensation for struggling businesses

Winnipeg Free Press, January 12, 2022

Rapid test mania: Bootleggers, price-gougers & the race to deliver

BNN Bloomberg, January 7, 2022

Demand for rapid tests rises, even among symptom-free

Winnipeg Free Press, January 6, 2022

Manitoba rapid test shipments pale beside Saskatchewan demands

Winnipeg Free Press, January 5, 2022

Masks available at MLA constituency offices

Brandon Sun, January 5, 2022

Winnipeg chamber halts rapid test dispersal program

CBC Manitoba, January 4, 2022

Isolation rule adjustments viewed with hesitancy, hope

Winnipeg Free Press, January 4, 2022

Winnipeg chamber halts rapid test dispersal program

Winnipeg Free Press, January 3, 2022

Province working on test kit strategy

Brandon Sun, December 31, 2021

Rapid tests ‘stolen at an alarming rate’ at city hospital

Winnipeg Free Press, December 29, 2021

Mad scramble for rapid antigen tests in Manitoba raises new questions about pandemic response

CBC Manitoba, December 28, 2021

Ace Burpee’s top 100 (plus) most fascinating Manitobans for 2021

Winnipeg Free Press, December 27, 2021

Business frustrated by process to find rapid tests

Winnipeg Free Press, December 27, 2021

‘Everyone feels really numb’: Manitoba businesses call for help amid new restrictions

CTV News, December 21, 2021

Provincial support imminent

Winnipeg Free Press, December 21, 2021

Reconciliation a long-term business: Helping young Indigenous entrepreneurs create economic opportunities

Winnipeg Free Press, December 20, 2021

Chamber ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Manitoba’s economic recovery, lockdown could be ‘devastaing’

Winnipeg Sun, December 17, 2021

Education Canada Group Sets its Sight on Further Growth with Appointment of Executive Chair and CEO

Canadian Insider, December 14, 2021

Manitoba looking to make rapid COVID-19 tests widely available, possibly for free

CTV News Winnipeg, December 14, 2021

Manitoba questions effectiveness of rapid COVID tests while others push for more access

CBC Manitoba, December 13, 2021

Rapid COVID-19 testing in Manitoba sees increased demand

Global News, December 13, 2021

Manitoba slow to use widespread rapid tests in virus fight

Winnipeg Free Press, December 9, 2021

Despite seeking increased inventory, Manitoba remains slow to utilize widespread rapid tests

Winnipeg Free Press, December 9, 2021

Game on! Hamilton and Winnipeg chambers of commerce make Grey Cup wager

Morning News, December 8, 2021

Task force creates the illusion of action

Winnipeg Free Press, December 6, 2021

Positive COVID test puts RMTC production on hold

Winnipeg Free Press, December 5, 2021

Bid for provincial stat holiday hits dead end

Winnipeg Free Press, December 2, 2021

Manitoba premier says Orange Shirt Day may become a provincial statutory holiday

CBC, December 2, 2021

Manitoba Premier Delivers First State Of The Province Address

The Street Journal, December 2, 2021

Premier Stefanson’s speech was another step away from former premier for Tories, says analyst

Winnipeg Sun, December 2, 2021

Manitoba premier says Orange Shirt Day may become a provincial statutory holiday

CityNews, December 2, 2021

State Of Manitoba Address

Manitoba Post, December 2, 2021

Out with the bizarre, in with the traditional

Winnipeg Free Press, December 2, 2021

Manitoba has ambitious agenda to emerge from pandemic, says Premier Stefanson

Winnipeg Sun, December 2, 2021

Premier Stefanson focuses on economic recovery from pandemic in first State of the Province

CTV News Winnipeg, December 2, 2021

Reconciliation, health care priorities in Stefanson’s state of the province address

Toronto Star, December 2, 2021

Biz relieved with Stefanson’s tone

Winnipeg Free Press, December 2, 2021

Manitoba premier delivers first state of the province address

Power 97, December 2, 2021

Rising costs, wages shatter CFIB’s records

Toronto Star, December 2, 2021

Economic reconciliation explored at Chamber luncheon

Brandon Sun, November 26, 2021

Manitoba throne speech promises education, health-care reforms, but with ‘more collaborative’ approach

CBC, November 23, 2021

Tory throne speech hits right notes, except with health-care providers

Winnipeg Free Press, November 23, 2021

Tory throne speech hits right notes, except with health-care providers

Toronto Star, November 23, 2021

Good balance struck between public and economic health in throne speech: Winnipeg Chamber head

‘There’s no going back’

Toronto Star, November 19, 2021

Ontario Minimum Wage Hike Calls Renews in Manitoba

CTV News Winnipeg, November 2, 2021

Tracking halted on rapid-test use numbers

New chamber chair plans transformation

Winnipeg Free Press, October 7, 2021

Here’s what to do when things go wrong

Toronto Star, September 24, 2021

Despite funding increases, opposition parties claim Tories underspending in core areas

Canada.com, September 23, 2021

Despite funding increases, opposition parties claim Tories underspending in core areas

Winnipeg Sun, September 23, 2021

‘Exemptions’ becoming a bigger problem as Manitoba tries to get out of the pandemic

City News, September 23, 2021

Health costs push Manitoba’s deficit past $2B; biz, labour concerned

Winnipeg Free Press, September 23, 2021

Heather Stefanson appeals to firefighters to bolster Progressive Conservative leadership bid

CBC, September 23, 2021

Scofflaws masking the truth with fake medical-exemption badges

Winnipeg Free Press, September 22, 2021

Into the Night and Beyond

Winnipeg Free Press, September 22, 2021

No easy fix to build back Winnipeg’s downtown core, advocates say

Global News, September 18, 2021

Jabs or jobs

Winnipeg Free Press, August 26, 2021

Local businesses to continue mask mandate amid fourth wave

Global News, August 21, 2021

Continued U.S. border closure bad for Winnipeg bus company’s business

CTV News Winnipeg, August 20, 2021

Pallister legacy as premier makes lasting impact for critics, supporters

Winnipeg Free Press, August 11, 2021

People living, working downtown best remedy to heal wounds inflicted by pandemic, says chamber prez

Winnipeg Sun, July 21, 2021

Manitoba Business & Trade Magazine

Spring 2021

Wage subsidy program encourages Manitoba employers to hire vaccinated workers

CBC, June 24, 2021

‘We’d hoped for a lot more’ ‘Tweaks’ leave Bridge Grant program ‘incomplete’

Winnipeg Free Press, June 23, 2021

Blanket exercises announced for Manitobans, sharing truth and reconciliation

CHVN, June 21, 2021

Manitoba day camps in limbo waiting for provincial reopening direction

CTV News Winnipeg, June 17, 2021

Manitobans in South Asian, Filipino communities deliver multilingual message on importance of COVID vaccines

CBC, June 12, 2021

Tourism industry wants reopening road map

Winnipeg Free Press, June 9, 2021

Winnipeg job market ‘cautious’ about rehiring

Winnipeg Sun, June 8, 2021

Vaccination passports available to Manitobans after second shot

Winnipeg Sun, June 8, 2021

Frustration grows for business owners

Winnipeg Free Press, May 28, 2021

Canada Goose to ‘focus on health, wellness’ of workers

Winnipeg Free Press, May 21, 2021

Urban index study ranks Winnipeg tops in Prairies for young people to work

Winnipeg Sun, May 11, 2021

‘Health officials, Pallister lied to us for weeks’

Yahoo News, May 10, 2021

Winnipeg plans to offer business grant, Chamber says it won’t prevent bankruptcies

Winnipeg Sun, May 10, 2021

Reaction mixed to Manitoba’s new restrictions as calls for financial support grow

Global News, May 7, 2021

‘Deafening silence’: New restrictions in Manitoba will once again impact businesses, chamber of commerce says

CTV News, May 7, 2021

Business Leaders want a Manitoba Reopening Plan

CTV News, May 7, 2021

It’s time to show Manitoba the plan

Winnipeg Free Press, May 6, 2021

Post-pandemic economic revival could rival post-WW2 boom: economics prof

Winnipeg Sun, May 5, 2021

Where’s Manitoba’s roadmap to recovery?

Winnipeg Free Press, May 5, 2021

ALDRICH: Return to normalcy finally starting to feel realistic

Winnipeg Sun, May 5, 2021

Manitoba will create ‘culturally relevant’ child-care spaces with unspent money from earlier program

CBC Manitoba, April 27, 2021

Manitoba business leaders have mixed feelings on budget

Winnipeg Free Press, April 20, 2021

The high price of a plague

Winnipeg Free Press, April 19, 2021

As COVID case counts climb, Manitoba businesses brace for possible tightening of restrictions

CBC, April 14, 2021

Lockdown nightmare

Small-business owners fear further restrictions as province mulls measures to battle pandemic’s third wave

Winnipeg Free Press, April 13, 2021

PST on Netflix called a ‘tax grab’ as Manitoba makes changes to taxes

Winnipeg Sun, April 8, 2021

‘Transitional budget’ gets thumbs-up from biz, rural leaders

Winnipeg Free Press, April 7, 2021

Business, Chamber of Commerce find good and bad in budget

CityNews, April 7, 2021

COVID deficit supports in high demand

Winnipeg Sun, March 30, 2021

Erin O’Toole speaks to Winnipeg Chamber

CTV News Winnipeg, March 30, 2021

‘What do I do now?’ business owner asks

Province urged to extend financial support, consider economic reopenings

Winnipeg Free Press, March 26, 2021

Red tape at City Hall proving difficult to cut

Winnipeg Sun, March 17, 2021

Manitoba expands funding for businesses impacted by COVID-19

CBC Manitoba, March 2, 2021

Business advocates to Pallister government: Free up $65M in unspent aid

CBC, March 2, 2021

Money found for post-COVID downtown strategy

Winnipeg Free Press, February 27, 2021

At the core of COVID-19 victims: City leaders develop wide-ranging plan to help Winnipeg’s downtown through, and after, the pandemic

Winnipeg Free Press, February 22, 2021

Final Kapyong redevelopment plans imminent

Winnipeg Free Press, February 19, 2021

Urban reserves ‘key to Indigenous prosperity’: Kapyong project exec

Winnipeg Sun, February 18, 2021

Manitoba film industry prepares to get rolling again

CTV News, February 10, 2021

ALDRICH: Proposed reopening doesn’t alleviate months of neglect for MB businesses

Winnipeg Sun, February 5, 2021

Roses are red, businesses are blue: Reopening announcement leaves businesses with plenty of questions

Winnipeg Free Press, February 4, 2021

Opinion: The urgent need for widespread rapid testing

National Post, February 2, 2021

New global energy landscape: Manitoba Hydro well positioned to take advantage of global decarbonization efforts, Hydro CEO says

Winnipeg Free Press, January 29, 2021

Forging new relationships: Business Crews meetings feature conversations over shared interests

Winnipeg Free Press, January 26, 2021

Coronavirus: Manitoba business advocates propose ‘sweet spot’ reopening strategy

Global News, January 16, 2021

City braces for biz tax shortfall

Winnipeg Free Press, January 15, 2021

With the Province expanding its COVID-19 bridge grant for businesses, Winnipeg Chamber president, Loren Remillard, discusses supporting local and what he calls “crushing challenges” being felt by business owners.

Global Winnipeg, January 13, 2021

Province expands small-business grant program

Winnipeg Free Press, January 13, 2021

Manitoba bearing the brunt of job loss in Canada, statistics show

CTV News Winnipeg, January 8, 2021

Manitoba coronavirus restrictions extended for 2 weeks, adjustment allows Winnipeg Jets to play

Global News, January 8, 2021

Manitoba businesses chafe under extended orders

Winnipeg Free Press, January 8, 2021

Manitoba extends limits on store openings, gatherings for two more weeks

The Globe and Mail, January 8, 2021

ALDRICH: Expect more of the same as revised public health orders loom

Premier itching to ease restrictions

Winnipeg Free Press, January 7, 2021

Downtown Winnipeg businesses finding ways to stay afloat as more people work from home

CTV News Winnipeg, December 17, 2020

‘Light at the end of this long, long tunnel’

Chamber event hears from a business community that is optimistic about the post-pandemic future

Winnipeg Free Press, December 12, 2020

Province Oks later Sunday Shopping

Winnipeg Free Press, December 11, 2020

Manitoba businesses hoping to salvage holiday sales kicked to the curbside until new year

CBC, December 9, 2020

City motors toward $152M for 2021 road renewal

Winnipeg Free Press, December 7, 2020

Any ethernet port in a storm: Manitoba businesses learning ropes of e-commerce to survive

Winnipeg Free Press, December 3, 2020

PROVINCE TO SUPPORT MANITOBA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN PROTECTING LOCAL BUSINESSES

Manitoba Government, Dec 3, 2020

Survey shows downtown business may be down but not out

Winnipeg Sun, November 30, 2020

ALDRICH: Warts and all, civic budget gives city stability

Winnipeg Sun, November 28, 2020

Supports, tax relief in civic budget welcomed by biz

Winnipeg Sun, November 27, 2020

City leans on Ottawa to balance budget

Winnipeg Free Press, November 27, 2020

ALDRICH: Now is not the time to talk about Great Reset

Winnipeg Sun, November 24, 2020

Manitoba promoting safe local shopping amid new restrictions

CTV News, November 20, 2020

Businesses press province to close loopholes: Upgraded restrictions would ban sale of non-essential goods at big box stores

Winnipeg Free Press, November 17, 2020

Manitoba to close stores and churches, ban social gatherings as COVID-19 cases surge

The Standard (Canadian Press), November 10, 2020

This lockdown comes with a lifeline: Province announces relief programs at the same time it is shutting down all non-essential businesses

Winnipeg Free Press, November 11, 2020

COVID-19 hammers hotel profits with some losing 89%, says MHA study

Winnipeg Sun, November 11, 2020

Manitoba closes churches and non-essential stores, bans social gatherings as COVID-19 cases surge

The Globe and Mail, November 10, 2020

Manitoba businesses gird themselves for fresh wave of pandemic shutdowns

CBC, November 10, 2020