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Paving the way for the future
4-minute read When Rosemary graduated from University she thought everything was solved. “After university, I had children of my own and was reminded that we still have a long way…
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Paving the way for the future
4-minute read When Rosemary graduated from University she thought everything was solved. “After university, I had children of my own and was reminded that we still have a long way…
Measuring your progress with diversity, equity and inclusion
8-minute read CODE Newsletter | Issue #4 These CODE newsletters are meant to inspire you to reflect on your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, find valuable resources to further…
Celebrating Black History today and every day.
6.2 minute read February marks Black History Month and the theme for 2022 is February and Forever: Celebrating Black History today and every day. Black History Month is an opportunity…
Preparing for 2022
8-minute read CODE Newsletter | Issue #3 These CODE newsletters are meant to inspire you to reflect on your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, find valuable resources to further…
Upcoming State of the Province Address with Premier Heather Stefanson
The Winnipeg Chamber’s Director of Policy, Colin Fast, highlights five things Winnipeg businesses should be aware of this week: Upcoming State of the Province Address with Premier Heather Stefanson You…
Test Your Unconscious Bias
Nestled near the corner of Portage and Main, The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce’s floor to ceiling windows are now an art display as part of Nuit Blanche– How Do You…
Fewer, Bigger, Better
4 minute read What’s your brand story? Who is the human behind your brand? These are all important questions business owners should be asking themselves. Our October Luncheon speaker, Liz…
Community-Driven Leaders
6-minute read Each year, The Chamber recognizes a force that makes our city function: volunteers. At this year’s AGM, we will recognize five Chamber Volunteers for their dedicated services. Volunteers…
6 HR Tips for your Business
3-minute read Many business owners know that they need to work on specific aspects of their business to make their business more efficient, profitable and sustainable, and not just in…
How to Access 4 Seasons of Reconciliation
Overview The first step to enacting and embedding reconciliation is learning and understanding the truth of Canada’s history and the resulting intergenerational trauma and systemic barriers in today’s world. To…
Building a Community of Mentors
For Noah Wilson, his mentor isn’t just one person, it’s a community of mentors. “For me I don’t just look to one person, I look to my tribe of mentors….
Using Gender Pronouns and Gender-Inclusive Language
Pride Month is celebrated each year in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising that started on June 28th when police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City. After…
Why we should be talking about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are becoming a global conversation. With it comes a reverberating call for businesses and organizations to assess their way of doing things and transform to…
Mondetta Provides Vaccine Bonus for Staff
In January 2020, Ash Modha, CEO of Mondetta– a Winnipeg-based global leader in sustainable, technical, lifestyle and active wear– was in Korea visiting one of their distributors for MPG. He…
From Fitness Coaching to Corporate Wellness
Growing up Arturo Orellana’s parents have always instilled the values of happiness and well-being in his life. Now, as Partner and Chief Strategic Officer at GFIT Wellness it’s his hope…
A Conversation about Anti-Asian Racism with Liz Choi and Amy Tung
Change has been forced upon us by the pandemic and it continues to push us to adjust our path. The idea for this blog titled, Your Chair in Your Community,…
Thinking Inside the Circle
Post Contributed By: Abigail Myers, Digital Marketing Officer, Univeristy of Manitoba, Leadership Winnipeg Class of 2020-21 This April, the Leadership Winnipeg class of 2021 connected with Diane Roussin, founder of The Boldness Project –…
From Crisis to Connection Ending Homelessness in Winnipeg
On April 7, 2021, Make Poverty History Manitoba, Right to Housing and End Homelessness Winnipeg hosted their, From Crisis to Connection: Ending Homelessness in Winnipeg webinar. Hundreds of Winnipeggers came…
Advancing Indigenous achievement at RRC
How does a journey of truth and reconciliation begin? What are the first steps? Why do you need to begin this process? These are questions many business owners and individuals…
Reimagine Stories- Folklorama
We connected with Teresa Cotroneo, Executive Director of Folklorama, to discuss how they took their two-week cultural festival and reimagined it to become Folklorama at Home. On a mission to…
How you can Benefit from an Inclusive Workplace
Sanjana Vijayann, Diversity and Inclusion Manager here at WCC, shares a recent report done by Deloitte on innovation, improved resilience, increased profits– the benefits of an inclusive workplace We are in a…
