Business Calendar

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Today -- In the United States, financial markets are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. day, but markets in Canada and other countries will be open.

Tomorrow -- In Ottawa, the Bank of Canada holds its latest interest rate policy meeting. Rates are expected to remain stable. And Statistics Canada releases December 2009 data on leading indicators.

Wednesday -- In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases December consumer price index data, the monthly survey of manufacturing for November and November data on travel to and from Canada.

Thursday -- In Toronto, Canwest appears for motions related to its bankruptcy creditor protection filing in Ontario Supreme Court. In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases wholesale trade data for November.

Friday -- In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases employment insurance data for November as well as November data on retail trade.

TOMORROW

Women's Enterprise Centre workshop series 5, Operations Plan and Financial Projections, 9 a.m.-noon, main floor, 207 Donald St. Register: 988-1860 or www.wecm. Fee: $20.

Manitoba Tourism Education Council presents WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems), 8:30 a.m.-noon, 100-1534 Gamble Pl. Register: Ashley Hayward, 694-7233 or ashley@safehospitality.com. Complimentary.

Canadian Association of Professional Speakers presents What's your differentiating factor? with Michel Neray, 6-9 p.m., 635 Pembina Hwy. Register: Dawna, 223-7982.

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre seminar Your Business Plan -- The Home Stretch -- Operations & Financial Summary with Rosalie Harms, Harms & Associates, 10 a.m-1 p.m., 250-240 Graham Ave. Register: 984-2272, manitoba@canadabusiness.ca or www.CanadaBusiness.ca/manitoba.

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre workshop CRA -- Small Business Tax Information with Canada Revenue Agency representative, 1:30-4:30 p.m., 250-240 Graham Ave. Register: 984-2272, manitoba@canadabusiness.ca or www.CanadaBusiness.ca/manitoba.

Jan. 21: Manitoba CPBI Council breakfast seminar on Manitoba Pension Reform, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Hotel Fort Garry. Register: Dale Davidson, 837-5657 or manitoba@cpbi-icra.ca by Jan. 19.

WEDNESDAY

Women's Canadian Club of Winnipeg presents Don't shoot the messenger? The state of the newspaper industry in the 21st century with Margo Goodhand, Editor, Winnipeg Free Press, noon, Winnipeg Convention Centre. Reserve: 237-0829.

Manitoba Quality Network workshop Peel the Skin -- Tools for Innovative Discovery, 8 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Register: 949-4999 or www.qnet.mb.ca. Fee: $169 members, $199 non-members.

Manitoba Tourism Education Council presents Full Limit Selling for the Tourism Industry Strategy Session: Keeping Your Sales Pipeline Full, 8:30-11:30 a.m., 100-1534 Gamble Pl. Register: Chris Randall, 957-7437 or crandall@mtec.mb.ca. Fee: $149.

BNI Accelerators meeting with Dr. Glenn Bailey, Waverley Chiropractic, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Winnipeg Winter Club, 200 River Ave. Fee: $14.

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre seminar Retail Loss Prevention with Sherri Cairns, Retail Loss Specialist, 10 a.m-1 p.m., 250-240 Graham Ave. Register: 984-2272, manitoba@canadabusiness.ca or www.CanadaBusiness.ca/manitoba.

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre seminar Survey Design for Customer Research with Mark Baxter, Outlook Market Research and Consulting Ltd., 2-4 p.m., 250-240 Graham Ave. Register: 984-2272, manitoba@canadabusiness.ca or www.CanadaBusiness.ca/manitoba.

National Screen Institute seminar How to get your message out through Facebook with Liz Hover, 12:15-1:15 p.m., NSI Aboriginal Training Centre, 400-141 Bannatyne Ave. Register: Chris Vajcner, 957-2998. Fee: $10.

Metro Club of Winnipeg luncheon with Robbie Mydonick, Intercity Auto Body, 11:45 a.m., Hotel Fort Garry. Information: Terry Cyr, 943-8649. Fee: $21.50.

Jan. 20 & 21: IQ9000 Ltd. two-day course ISO Internal Auditor, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 350-530 Kenaston Blvd. Register: www.iq9000.com/courses.htm. Fee: $795.

THURSDAY

Women's Enterprise Centre seminar Welcome to Business, 6:30-8 p.m., main floor, 207 Donald St. Register: 988-1860 or www.wecm.

Women's Enterprise Centre workshop series 6, Feasibility and Risk Analysis, 9 a.m.-noon, main floor, 207 Donald St. Register: 988-1860 or www.wecm. Fee: $20.

Manitoba Tourism Education Council presents Full Limit Selling for the Tourism Industry -- Personal Selling for Front-line Employees, 8:30-11:30 a.m., 100-1534 Gamble Pl. Register: Chris Randall, 957-7437 or crandall@mtec.mb.ca. Fee: $149.

Manitoba Tourism Education Council presents its Good Business Responsible Service & Safety Program for Servers 6:30-9:30 p.m., 100-1534 Gamble Pl. Register: Joseline Romero, 694-7233 or igb@safehospitality.com. Fee: $309.

Canadian Condominium Institute, Manitoba Chapter seminar Pay Me Now, or Pay Me Later (Reserve Funds), 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Canad Inn Polo Park, 1405 St. Matthews Ave. Information: Dianne, 944-8954 or ccimanitoba@cci.ca. Fee: $15 members, $30 non-members.

Provincial Council of Women of Manitoba panel discussion Women and the Economic Meltdown: What will it cost You? with Shauna MacKinnon, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Jennifer deGroot, UN Platform for Action Committee and Sharon Taylor, Wolseley Family Place, 6:30 p.m., Room 203-825 Sherbrook St. Information: 992-2751 or pcwm@mts.net.

Canadian Marketing Association presents Technology and Destination Marketing: Tranforming the way We Buy and Sell Travel with Lori Walder, Destination Winnipeg, 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway Ave. Register: www.cmamanitoba.com. Fee: $35 members, $65 non-members.

Real Estate Institute of Manitoba Inc. 25th annual forecast luncheon The Economy and the Real Estate Market in 2010, Where is it All Leading to? with Bob Shaer, ASH Management Group Inc., 11:30 a.m., Fairmont Winnipeg. Register: 786-3245 or reimb@mts.net. Fee: $50 members, $60 non-members.

Deloitte seminar Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) at Predictions 2010 with Duncan Stewart, co-author of the Global Predictions, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Fort Garry. Register: Lorie, 944-3643.

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre seminar Effective Employee Orientations with Daniel Furlan, Human Resources Professional, HR Strategies, noon-4 p.m., 250-240 Graham Ave. Register: 984-2272, manitoba@canadabusiness.ca or www.CanadaBusiness.ca/manitoba.

International Association of Business Communicators Manitoba Chapter presents Flying to New Heights: Examining the Stakeholder Relations Strategy of Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport with Christine Alongi, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Delta Winnipeg. Register visit http://manitoba.iabc.com.

Jan. 21 & 22: Manitoba Institute PMAC presents Introduction to Contract Law & Administration, Winnipeg Winter Club. Register: 231-0965. Fee: $600 members, $725 non-members.

FRIDAY

PRAXIS Conflict Consulting presents Managing Cultural Diversity in Your Workplace with Priti Shah, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Best Western Charterhouse Hotel, 330 York Ave. Information: 477-5985. Fee: $250.

Manitoba Quality Network luncheon QUEST: Reclaiming Wellness for Professionals, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Register: 949-4999 or www.qnet.mb.ca. Fee: $40 members, $50 non-members.

MONDAY

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre seminar CRA -- Year End T4 Preparation with Canada Revenue Agency representative, 1-4 p.m., 250-240 Graham Ave. Register: 984-2272, manitoba@canadabusiness.ca or www.CanadaBusiness.ca/manitoba.

Jan. 25-29: IQ9000 Ltd. course Green Belt Six Sigma, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 350-530 Kenaston Blvd. Register: www.iq9000.com/courses.htm. Fee: $2,899.

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 January 18, 2010 B7