Building Strong Communities: A Circular Approach demonstrates the type of collaboration that will be necessary as Manitoba seeks to capitalize on opportunities for the future.
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Circular Economy FAQs
Take a look at what a circular economy is, what it means for Manitobans and Canadians, and what you can do today to create a cleaner tomorrow.
Working Together on Plan20-50
This week brought a fantastic meeting on regional planning and Plan20-50 with participants from all over the province, the country, and the world.
Sustainable Procurement—What You Need to Know
What is sustainable procurement and how does it affect our day-to-day?
Working for Canada’s water future
Water: A deep dive into the work that’s being done to restore and preserve Canada’s waters, and what more needs to happen.
Plastic Straws Are Only One Part of the Problem
Single use plastics are items that are used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. Whether we are talking packaging, straws, cutlery or take- out containers each year the number of single use items seems to grow. Each day Canadians are using 15 billion...
Made In Manitoba Part II
As we know, Manitoba has so many great women leaders. Our initial post - Made in Manitoba: Resources of our People was very popular, but we couldn't list all the hard working women in our area! We asked for help identifying additional luminaries that deserve to be...
NASCO Conference: Taking Note of the Manitoba Advantage
This September 2019, I attended the NASCO Conference (North American Strategy for Competitiveness) in Columbus Ohio. NASCO is a tri-national network of the North American governments, business, and educational institutions that support and enhance collaboration along...
Made In Manitoba
Made In Manitoba: Manitoba is truly at the crossroads of Canada. In addition to our productive capacity, our abundant resources, and our geographic location in the center of Canada, we are fortunate to have accumulated an array of brilliant, talented and...
What the Election Says About Us
Election Season round two! With the end of the Provincial Election and the start of the Federal Election Manitobans have been inundated with messaging which has ultimately led to their choice on who to vote for. This Tuesday many of us hit the polls and marked...
Farmer 4.0
A fourth agricultural revolution is underway, and this one isn't powered by seeds or diesel. It's all about data. Farmer 4.0: As Canadian farmers leave traditional tasks to smart machines, and focus on strategy and systems, they’ll be better positioned than ever to...
When the Well is Dry…
Water is employment - an estimated three out of four jobs in the global workforce are dependent on water. Globally 1.5 billion people are employed in water and natural resources dependent industries. In the WMR alone in the agri-business sector has 18,000 jobs related...
Manitoba’s Transportation Sector
In the Winnipeg METRO Region (WMR), the transportation sector including trucking is one of the strongest economic drivers. The transportation sector employs 42,000 people in the METRO Region alone. This week, during National Trucking Week, we tip our hats...
The USMCA approval could be a big win for WMR and Manitoba
Have you seen the USMCA Video by the Missouri Farm Bureau yet? (It's embedded below.) With harvest in full swing many Canadian farmers have may not have much time to follow any new development in the on-going United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) or the...