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How ‘Support Local’ Actually Benefits YOU
How does ‘Support Local’ benefit the consumer? Here’s how!
Supporting Local in the Winnipeg Metro Region—Where to Start
Supporting local? How do you know where to go to support local? If you live in the Winnipeg Metro Region, this post has you covered!
How to support Manitoba businesses in a variety of ways
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Holiday Alley—an event you can count on
Many of us might be needing holiday spirit this year more than we ever have. Manitoba's most festive season is surely...
1st in the Nation as Manitoba Leads Canada into the Future
The Collaborative Leadership Initiative is redefining the goal of economic development as enabling Manitoba to compete at the global level. By bringing Mayors, Reeves, and Chiefs of the First Nations together, we ensure that we will have the resources to build an...
The Rising Red: Our History May Repeating
If you have been down to The Forks or walked along any riverbank lately you will notice that the Red River is rising. Manitoba has seen unprecedented rainfall throughout September and early October. In Winnipeg alone we had 18 days of rain with a combined rainfall...
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...
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...