A sunny Wednesday morning in Winnipeg seemed like the perfect weather for the 25 participants of the Churchill Economic Development tour to depart on Calm Air Flight 300 to the Polar Bear Capital of the World. However, foggy conditions in Rankin Inlet, NU resulted in the flight being cancelled and…

Paul Vogt (left in photo, seated), President & CEO of Red River College, describes the organization’s sustainability initiatives as a home game and an away game. Vogt, a homegrown Manitoban, was part of a four-member expert panel discussion at the World Trade Centre Winnipeg on June 10 dedicated to “Clearing…

“Canada alone has 2,400 active landfills and only about 30 per cent of our waste is recycled. We generate more than 31 million tonnes of solid waste annually, or an average of about 1.8 kilograms per person per day. We need multiple strategies to start managing waste more effectively, and…

Interested in a business perspective of reconciliation? The Canadian Chamber of Commerce sat down with Indigenous and non-Indigenous business and community leaders to discuss reconciliation, and what that means. Bottom line: it’s an opportunity, not an obligation. “Participants stressed that governments at all levels need to look to where business…

As you walk up the switchback staircase to World Trade Centre Winnipeg’s 2nd floor seminar room located in the heritage City Hall brick building on Provencher Blvd, you can almost feel the storied past and proud history. This presents a stark contrast to the seminar topic of climate change, one…