PrairiesCan success stories in Manitoba

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Publication date	Region	Sector(s)	Stories
2024-06-06	Manitoba	Indigenous, Tourism	Indigenous stories are now being told at one of Canada’s key tourist attractions During a period of transformation and expansion, the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (RAMWC) wanted to better connect visitors with Canadian aviation history through storytelling. This meant including the many stories and rich history of Indigenous people in aviation. Publication Date: 2024-06-06 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Indigenous, Tourism
2024-02-15	Manitoba	Francophone, Indigenous, Tourism	Festival du Voyageur enhances attendees’ experience at Western Canada’s largest Francophone event Funding from PrairiesCan through the Tourism Relief Fund helped Festival du Voyageur further enrich the winter festival atmosphere, ensuring that the essence of cold and joie de vivre that characterizes the festival was experienced even more profoundly by festival attendees. Publication Date: 2024-02-15 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Francophone, Indigenous, Tourism
2023-08-04	Manitoba	Business Growth; Francophone; Indigenous	Manitoba brewery scales up with support from PrairiesCan Funding from PrairiesCan through the Business Scale-up and Productivity program has supported Nonsuch Brewing Co. in their purchasing of new equipment and scaling up their production of craft Belgian beer. As a result, this craft brewery is keeping up with market demands and is offering Manitobans a unique beverage and dining experience, with more ways to engage and connect with one another. Publication Date: 2023-08-04 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Business Growth; Francophone; Indigenous
2023-03-08	Manitoba	Community Economic Development, Tourism, Women	Manitoba flower farmer gets support for unique tourism business making handmade textile goods With the help of PrairiesCan through the Women’s Enterprise Centre Manitoba, entrepreneur Lourdes Still created Masagana Flower Farm, which offers a unique and immersive botanical tourism destination in southern Manitoba. Publication Date: 2023-03-08 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Community Economic Development, Tourism, Women
2022-11-29	Manitoba	Francophone, Indigenous, Tourism, Women	Rural Manitoba restaurant gets help re-inventing its business during the pandemic Food, culture, and history come together at J'em Bistro, a restaurant in a museum in rural Manitoba. Publication Date: 2022-11-29 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Francophone, Indigenous, Tourism, Women
2021-07-26	Manitoba	Indigenous, Women	Winnipeg Indigenous business expands sustainable fashion line to new markets WD supported Anne Mulaire Designs to develop online and direct marketing strategies, boost production capacity and patent its cutting-edge production process. Publication Date: 2021-07-26 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Indigenous, Women
2021-07-14	Manitoba	Digital technology, Women	Women succeed in STEM careers and as tech entrepreneurs WD supported NSD Tech Inc. through the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, to upgrade and market CARMIS—client management software for non-profit agencies serving refugees and immigrants. Publication Date: 2021-07-14 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Digital technology, Women
2021-05-12	Manitoba	Life sciences	Suppliers test COVID-19 medical devices like N-95 masks in Winnipeg Martin Petrak, President and CEO, and Trevor Gascoyne, Director of Operations, share how the Orthopaedic Innovation Centre in Winnipeg has become an internationally accredited laboratory to help in the fight against COVID-19. Publication Date: 2021-05-12 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Life sciences
2020-08-13	Manitoba	Disabilities, Women	How an entrepreneur with disabilities grew her business in Winnipeg Lisa Hazelwood seized the opportunity to overcome barriers. She got the support she needed from Equal Opportunities West’s Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program. Lisa’s business, Dog Nerd, is a dog sport and training centre that uses positive training methods in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Publication Date: 2020-08-13 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Disabilities, Women
2020-03-05	Manitoba	Francophone, Women	Bilingual small business serves Francophones from Pinawa, Manitoba Julie Germain moved from Quebec to Manitoba to learn English. Now, she designs beautiful rooms for Manitoban homes in both English and French at Julie’s Creations. Publication Date: 2020-03-05 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Francophone, Women
2020-03-04	Manitoba	Business growth, Francophone	Manitoba’s bilingual municipalities and entrepreneurs get support Bilingual entrepreneurs and municipalities in Manitoba have a lifeline. Conseil de développement économique des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba (CDEM) is there to help them grow. Publication Date: 2020-03-04 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Business growth, Francophone
2020-01-24	Manitoba	Women, Francophone	Bilingual entrepreneurs bring mindfulness to Manitoba schools Two young teachers in Manitoba wanted to share mindfulness practices with their French-language students, but they could not find bilingual materials geared to young people. So, they created their own, and Educalme was born. Publication Date: 2020-01-24 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Women, Francophone
2019-12-09	Manitoba	Clean technology, Francophone	Winnipeg firm exports renewable energy systems to Africa Manitoba’s Raysolar sets up solar and wind energy systems. Technical expertise combined with being able to work in both of Canada’s official languages has opened up doors to expand into Francophone African countries. Publication Date: 2019-12-09 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Clean technology, Francophone
2019-02-05	Manitoba	Tourism, Francophone	Francophone and Métis culture attract tourists to Manitoba At the Heart of Manitoba’s Francophone Community is a documentary film produced by Tourisme Riel and Entreprises Riel, about the strong Francophone and Métis culture in the province. Publication Date: 2019-02-05 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Tourism, Francophone
2019-02-05	Manitoba	Community economic development	Churchill gets lifeline when cut off from the rest of Manitoba The Churchill Region Economic Development Fund helped businesses survive when the town was cut off from ground transportation. Publication Date: 2019-02-05 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Community economic development
2018-09-04	Manitoba	Indigenous, Business growth, Skills and training	Community Futures promotes Indigenous business across Manitoba In 2018, Vision Quest marked its 22^nd annual conference and trade show: “From Vision to Reality,” through partnerships with 5 primarily Indigenous-based Community Futures Development Corporations. Publication Date: 2018-09-04 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Indigenous, Business growth, Skills and training
2018-08-04	Manitoba	Women, Business growth, Skills and training	Women help each other build careers and businesses across Manitoba The one-day, annual conference sprouted from a desire to provide services to female business professionals and a venue for them to network. Publication Date: 2018-08-04 Region: Manitoba Sectors: Women, Business growth, Skills and training