BUSINESS CALENDAR NOV 23

TSX Dow

11,579.33 10,318.16

Nasdaq Dollar

2,146.04 93.47

Monday -- in Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases September retail trade and November perspectives on labour and income.

Tuesday -- in Toronto, George Weston holds third-quarter earnings conference call and BMO Financial Group reports its fourth-quarter results.

Wednesday -- in Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases third-quarter financial statistics for enterprises and in Toronto, the Ontario Labour Relations Board holds a hearing to determine whether Vale Inco's use of non-striking workers in mines and mills is illegal.

Thursday -- in Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases September payroll employment, earnings and hours as well as characteristics of international overnight travellers and the third-quarter international travel account.

Friday -- in Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases third-quarter balance of international payments.

TOMORROW

Manitoba Risk and Infrastructure Management Society monthly luncheon at noon with Jerry Kofsky of FirstOnSite, asks Are You Prepared for the Next Disaster?, Document Recovery Solutions for Vital Records and Information. Cost: $30, members $25 at 945-1917.

CRA -- Small Business Tax Information Workshop presented by the Canada Revenue Agency, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre (C/MBSC), 250-240 Graham Ave. Register: 984-2272 or toll-free 1-800-665-2019 or manitoba@canadabusiness.mb.ca

Executive Edge online workshop Web 2.0 Techniques to Increase Your Online Presence, 6-7 p.m. Register: 415-6711 or crandall@mtec.mb.ca

Executive Edge online workshop Introduction to QuickBooks, 7-9 p.m. Register: 415-6711 or crandall@mtec.mb.ca

Manitoba Institute PMAC workshop International Business & Multicultural Skills, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Winnipeg Winter Club. Information: 231-0965.

BNI Chapter, Prosperity presentation Send Out Cards, 9:30-11 a.m., Winnipeg Winter Club. RSVP: Courtney Sawka, 230-6781. Fee: $7.

WEDNESDAY

Manitoba Tourism Education Council presentation Reading & Understanding Financial Statements, 8 a.m.-noon., 100-1534 Gamble Place. Fee: $49, Register: 957-7437 or crandall@mtec.mb.ca

Manitoba Tourism Education Council presentation Using Financial Statements as Management Tools, 1-5 p.m., 100-1534 Gamble Place. Fee: $49, Register: 957-7437 or crandall@mtec.mb.ca

Executive Edge Blog Design online workshop, 6-7:30 p.m. Register: 415-6711 or crandall@mtec.mb.ca

BNI Accelerators meeting with Angie Loscerbo, Osborne Florists, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Winnipeg Winter Club, 200 River Ave. Fee: $14.

Metro Club of Winnipeg luncheon with Derek Van Den Driessche, Planet Mobility, 11:45 a.m., Hotel Fort Garry. Information: Terry Cyr, 943-8649. Fee: $21.50.

Manitoba Marketing Network workshop with Mike Beauregard, 6-10 p.m., Delta Winnipeg Hotel. Information: Gord Kraemer, 945-1230. Fee: $35.

THURSDAY

Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba seminar Building and Growing Strategic Business Relationships, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 207 Donald St. Register: 988-1860 or 1-800-203-2343.

Jewish Foundation of Manitoba presents Winnipeg -- the New Geneva: The Pursuit of Social Justice with Dr. Arthur Mauro, noon, The Fairmont Winnipeg. Tickets: 477-7520 or www.jewishfoundation.org. Fee: $50.

Advertising Association of Winnipeg luncheon featuring speaker Maureen Bulley of the Radio Store in Toronto speaking on Creative Power Tools -- Essential Elements of Good Advertising, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Canad Inns Polo Park. Register: Lise at 832-1512.

Manitoba Tourism Education Council presentation on Creative Marketing, 8 a.m.-11 a.m., 100-1534 Gamble Place. Register: 957-7437 or crandall@mtec.mb.ca. Fee: $99.

FRIDAY

Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting, 1 p.m., Delta Winnipeg. Gala dinner, 7 p.m. Register: 237-9359 or accadmin@mts.net

SATURDAY

Farmers' Markets Association of Manitoba annual general meeting and workshop with Lori Colborne, 9:30 a.m., Marshall McLuhan Hall, University of Manitoba. Register: 485-1317 or www.manitobafarmersmarkets.ca. Fee: $35.

MONDAY

Executive Edge Introduction to QuickBooks online workshop, 7-9 p.m. Register: 415-6711 or crandall@mtec.mb.ca

COMING SOON

Dec. 1: Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba workshop Research and Exploration, 9 a.m.-noon, 207 Donald St. Register: 988-1860 or 1-800-203-2343.

The Free Press welcomes items for the Business Calendar. They should include time, date, location, sponsor and fee and be mailed to Diane Pratt, Free Press, 1355 Mountain Ave., R2X 3B6, fax 697-7412, email diane.pratt@freepress.mb.ca. (No attachments, please.) Deadline is Wednesday.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition November 23, 2009 B5