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Embracing Inclusive Recruitment: Insights from the December CODE Workshop
The second CODE workshop of the season, hosted by The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, focused on a vital topic for today’s workforce: Inclusive Recruitment. Designed to help businesses navigate the…
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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,…
Business Crews Testimonial- Evangel Oputa
Our first Business Crews cohort in Winnipeg is done and the conversations, collaboration and partnerships were flourishing. Participants benefited from the interactions and networking. Evangel Oputa, Brand solutions Manager at…
Interconnected
Post Contributed By: Sam Owen, Senior Counsel, Canada Life, Leadership Winnipeg Class of 2020-21 Leadership Winnipeg found a way for its 2020/2021 class to stay connected during the pandemic by leveraging virtual tools so that we could continue learning…
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 –…
Giving Back to the Community
BJ Arnold, Provincial & Community Relations Lead at TC Energy, knows the value a Chamber membership can bring to an organization. In 2014, TC Energy first began to get involved…
Business Crews Testimonial- Thomas Johnson
Our first Business Crews cohort in Winnipeg is done and the conversations, collaboration and partnerships were flourishing. Participants benefited from the interactions and networking. Thomas Johnson, Financial Security Advisor, Cascade…
Building an Anti-Racist City: Ideas for everyday action from Winnipeg youth
Every year following the State of the City Address the Mayor has an opportunity to hear from our City’s youth on some of their ideas and thoughts surrounding a specific…
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…
Why should you join Business Crews?
Our first Business Crews cohort in Winnipeg is underway and the conversations, collaboration and partnerships have only just begun. For those who don’t know, virtual Business Crews is a networking…
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 Canadian Businesses are Adapting throughout the Pandemic
Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), and Palette Inc. put together three reports analyzing business trends throughout the course…
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…
Meet David ‘Patch’ Patchell-Evans – Q&A
We sat down with our April Luncheon keynote, David ‘Patch’ Patchell-Evans, Founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness, to talk about his career, how the pandemic has impacted the wellness and…
Reimagine Stories- Black Market Provisions
We connected with Angela Farkas and Alana Fiks, co-owners of Black Market Provisions, to discuss how they went from Red Seal Chef and Interior Designer to shop owners of a…
Fast Five For Business: March 24 Update
The Winnipeg Chamber’s Director of Policy, Colin Fast, highlights five things Winnipeg businesses should be aware of this week: Manitoba remains in Code Red After hinting that more restrictions on…
Meet Sanjana Vijayann
Meet Sanjana Vijayann, our newest Diversity and Inclusion Manager here at The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. The Winnipeg Chamber is only the second Chamber in Canada to have a staff person dedicated to diversity…
High School Program Focuses on a City Without Racism
The 2021 State of the City (SOTC) Address with Mayor Brian Bowman looked a little different this year. Rather than gathering in a room with thousands of community members to…
Anti-Racism Resources
March 21-27, 2021 marks Anti-Racism Week in Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Chamber is proud to partner with the City of Winnipeg, Immigration Partnership Winnipeg, Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba, Elmwood Community…
How is COVID impacting local business?
How is COVID impacting local business? What you told us. As we reach the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic (worst anniversary ever!), the impact of public health measures continues to be…
Reimagine Stories- Louise May, Aurora Farm
We connected with Louise May, Founder of Aurora Farm, to discuss how she embraced change this past year. On a mission to help each other live more gently on planet…
