WINNIPEG, MB – Having an effective onboarding strategy helps to smooth a hire’s transition into their new work environment, helping your new hire to excel in their role. Here are 5 onboarding tips for increasing the effectiveness of new hires. 1) Onboarding begins before the first day. As early as in the interview stage, a…
Education System is Failing Students And Business
WINNIPEG, MB – Shortly after my abrupt removal from elected office, I attended the executive program at Queens to try to get my head out of politics and back into business. The only thing I came out of it with was a new appreciation for the benefits of physical stretching and a realization that I…
Young Winkler Artisan Unintentionally Starts Own Business
WINNIPEG, MB – Taylor Dawn is a seventeen-year-old girl from Winkler, Manitoba. She’s like many from her age group, attending college in Winnipeg and trying her best to keep up with the demanding workloads from school while still maintaining her personal interests. What sets her apart from other young college students however, is that she…
News and Notes From The Legislature
WINNIPEG, MB – A new flood report indicates soil moisture levels are normal to drier than normal in most of Manitoba, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler recently announced. “We have several months before the spring flood season begins, but this report provides us with an idea of moisture levels in the soil now, plus water levels…
Officer To Step Back From Competitive Curling
WINNIPEG, MB – After over two decades together, Jennifer Jones and Jill Officer won’t be playing on the same curling team when the 2018-19 curling season gets underway. Team Jones confirmed in a release sent to media that Officer will be taking a step back from competitive curling. Her place in the lineup will be…
Manitoba Snow Fall Warning Issued
WINNIPEG, MB – Environment Canada has issued a “Snow Fall Warning” for Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba. The Colorado low we’re expecting will bring a wintery mix to southern Manitoba beginning today and tapering off Monday evening. You can track the storm using our AccuWeather radar, click here. Forecasters suggest freezing rain will start in southern…
Province Provides Funds to 63 Child Care Centres
WINNIPEG, MB – The provincial government is providing funds to 621 early learning and child care spaces at 63 centres across the province. The money is part of The Canada-Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care Agreement with the federal government, announced Feb. 23. The bilateral agreement commits $47 million over three years to create up…
New Downtown BIZ Safety & Outreach Uniforms
WINNIPEG, MB – The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ recently unveiled a new, modern uniform design for their Safety & Outreach teams – The Host Ambassadors, Watch Ambassadors and Community Homeless Assistance Team (CHAT). With a slightly updated look from previous uniforms and the addition of new logos, an emphasis was placed on more visibility for safety…
Iqaluit’s New Airport Adds Art to an Already Beautiful Nunavut
WINNIPEG, MB – On August 9, 2017, the doors finally opened at the Iqaluit airport. The new and improved airport adjacent to the old terminal is 9,900 meters squared, making it eight times larger than the old one. What was once an American military base is now a place of gathering. Fully equipped with a…
Task Force Opens Door to Opportunity in Manitoba’s North
WINNIPEG, MB – In 2016, the Look North Task Force, led by co-chairs Onekanew Christian Sinclair, chief of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, and Chuck Davidson, president of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce and a native northerner, was appointed by Premier Brian Pallister. The job of the Task Force has been to re-discover the endless energy…