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...
What a Difference One Year Can Make
What a difference a year can make. This time last year, we were hard at work preparing for our “Driving...
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...
Why Growing Manitoba’s Economy Requires a Regional Approach
If we are going to align economic development efforts and grow Manitoba's economy, we need to adopt a regional approach — one that includes bold leadership, the co-ordinated delivery of services, strategic land-use planning, and a revamp of permitting and other...
Man of the People: Remembering Mitch Podolak
Sad news on the passing of Mitch Podolak - co-founder of the Winnipeg Folk Fest and the West End Cultural Centre. The Winnipeg Folk Fest is one of my favourite festivals and has become a tradition for our family to attend together and for this I am very grateful....
5 Key Strategies for Coordinating Successful Collaboration
Creating successful partnerships has been a struggle since the beginning of time. Whether we are talking about personal or professional partnerships, challenges are plenty. There are, however, successful strategies to follow ensuring the essential groundwork gets laid...
$40 Million In Store for New Brunswick High Speed Internet
Pictured above: Minister Jordan in St. Martins, New Brunswick following a $40M Internet infrastructure investment announcement on July 25, 2019.
Winnipeg Metro Region: High Speed, Reliable Internet is Within Our Grasp
Through JohnQ, the Winnipeg METRO Region’s municipal participation corporation, we have been working hard to ensure our growing region has the high-speed Internet infrastructure it needs to build better lives for residents, to ensure we are...
Strong Municipalities; Stronger Manitoba
IF we are going to align regional economic development efforts and grow our economy in Manitoba, we need to adopt a localized approach - one that includes bold leadership, the coordinated delivery of programs, strategic land use planning and a revamp of processes that...
Canadian Federal Budget Fallout Affects Internet Access
By Dylan Robertson, Winnipeg Free Press [email protected] The Liberals have pegged the cost of giving all households access to high-speed Internet from $5 billion to $6 billion, by way of grants to help launch low-orbit satellite connections. But Barlow...
Fibre to the Farm – Protecting Manitoba’s Key Sector
The economy of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region is driven by the agriculture, transportation, and manufacturing sectors and if we are to grow and compete in these key sectors we must make significant investments in high-speed communications infrastructure. Lower...