by Colleen Sklar | Dec 17, 2020 | Manitoba
What’s happening to the many freshwater resources in Canada? And, more importantly, what is being done to preserve them for the future? The Designing the Canada Water Agency: What We Have Heard webinar event last week provided 90-minutes worth of information on...
by Colleen Sklar | Dec 10, 2020 | Manitoba
After listening to experts speak at the Global Water Futures online conference, and reading National Geographic’s December 2020 freshwater focus, I needed to make this week’s blog about water. And really—every week should be about water. Because...
by Colleen Sklar | Dec 2, 2020 | Manitoba
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably been hearing the term “support local” on repeat lately. #SupportLocal#SupportSmallBusiness#ShopLocal Most of us have no problem jumping on board with this, with great small businesses...
by Colleen Sklar | Nov 26, 2020 | Manitoba
All of the information and advocation around supporting local might be a little overwhelming for some. Our capital city has tons of resources to make supporting local businesses easier than ever for residents (shoutout to the great work Obby Khan is doing through Good...
by Colleen Sklar | Nov 18, 2020 | Manitoba
Table of contents Follow Them on Social Media Write A Positive Review Engage With Their Posts Tell A Friend Subscribe To Their Newsletter Give Them A Shout-Out Shop local. Support small businesses. Order from your favourite local restaurant tonight. We keep sharing...
by Colleen Sklar | Nov 12, 2020 | Manitoba
Many of us might be needing holiday spirit this year more than we ever have. Manitoba’s most festive season is surely going to look quite different, which has people wondering if all of the beloved holiday festivities will be cancelled. While that may be the...
by Colleen Sklar | Oct 28, 2020 | Manitoba
What a difference a year can make. This time last year, we were hard at work preparing for our “Driving Competitiveness” event where we welcomed over 300 of Manitoba’s leaders to the release of For the Benefit of All—a report authored by Dr. Robert Murray that set the...
by Colleen Sklar | Aug 27, 2020 | Plan 2050, Regional Economy
COLLEEN SKLAR Even before COVID-19 arrived in our province, municipal leaders across the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region were wrestling with important questions: How do we make our communities more resilient in the face of constant change and uncertainty? How will we...
by Colleen Sklar | Aug 13, 2020 | Manitoba
“A lot of work on resilience has focused on the capacity to absorb shocks and still maintain function. But, there is also another aspect of resilience that concerns the capacity for renewal, re-organization, and development, which has been less in focus but is...
by Colleen Sklar | Aug 6, 2020 | Manitoba
What is relationship between resiliency and sustainability? Let’s start off by addressing a common question: Is ‘resiliency’ simply replacing ‘sustainability’ when it comes to our economic development planning? Have we given up on sustainability and decided we must be...