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Q+A with Arts Junktion – ENVIRONMENT + ENERGY FINALIST
ArtsJunktion is a community-based, charitable organization that redistributes reusable materials. They support a creative community by providing materials through a take-what-you-need, pay-what-you-can model and through their community art space. While…
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Q+A with Arts Junktion – ENVIRONMENT + ENERGY FINALIST
ArtsJunktion is a community-based, charitable organization that redistributes reusable materials. They support a creative community by providing materials through a take-what-you-need, pay-what-you-can model and through their community art space. While…
Q+A With The Forks – Environment + Energy Finalists
Every year over four million visitors take up one of the over 275 community events each year put on by The Forks. Whether this be shopping at The Forks Market,…
Manitoba Race to Reduce gearing up for its second annual awards ceremony
Article provided by Manitoba Hydro Attention Architects, Building Developers, Construction Companies, Energy Advisors, Engineers, and Everyone in Between…Manitoba Race to Reduce is gearing up to host their second annual…
Second Annual Manitoba Race to Reduce Awards Ceremony
Mark your Calendars! The official date for the second annual Manitoba Race to Reduce awards ceremony is April 11, 2019. Since 2017, Manitoba Race to Reduce has recognized landlords and…
Looking for the green path ahead
Written by Colin Fast, Director of Policy at The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce When the provincial government announced in early October it was cancelling its planned carbon tax, Manitobans were…
Manitoba Race to Reduce Announces 2018 Awards Categories
Manitoba Race to Reduce has announced their 2018 award categories. The awards, held in April each year, have been expanded this year to recognize even more participant accomplishments. New…
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…
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…
Optimism in the face of rising temps | Q&A with IISD President Scott Vaughan
On May 18, we’re thrilled to be joined by one of Canada’s most trusted voices on transitioning to a green economy – Scott Vaughan, President of IISD – who’ll share…
Opinion | Financing the switch to a green economy
On May 18, we’re thrilled to be joined by one of Canada’s most trusted voices on transitioning to a green economy – Scott Vaughan, President of IISD – who’ll share…
Carbon pricing: Busting four major myths
The following piece was written by Phil Gass for International Institute for Sustainable Development April 17, 2018 “Fossil fuels are so much cheaper than renewable energy!” “Renewable energy destabilizes the…
Sometimes sustainability is just another word for common sense
This piece first appeared in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Five Minutes for Business April 12, 2018 A few years ago, BC Comfort Air Conditioning, a B.C.-based company with over…
Budget beats targets, but carbon confusion remains
On March 12, the provincial government tabled the 2018 Budget, highlighted by record deficit reduction, a restocking of the Fiscal Stabilization Fund (aka the Rainy Day Fund), strategic and responsible…
Statement on Manitoba’s Climate and Green Plan
Whether climate change or government deficits, future generations will pay a hefty price if we don’t take action now. The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce applauds the Province of Manitoba taking…
Carbon pricing and Manitoba
This article first appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press on June 26, 2017. Climate change is real. Continued debate as to this fact is counterproductive and diminishes our available window…
