Business Calendar

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This morning’s opening numbers:

TSX 11,947.98

Dow 10,741.98

Nasdaq 2,374.41

Dollar 98.39

 

 

Monday — In Gatineau, Que., the CRTC holds a media lock-up on the regulatory policy framework on group-based licensing of ownership groups.

Tuesday — in Winnipeg, Manitoba’s provincial budget will be delivered and the Bank of Montreal holds its annual shareholder meeting. In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases February data on leading indicators and the Ottawa Economics Association and the Canadian Association for Business Economics hold their annual policy conference.

Wednesday — in Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases January employment insurance data and Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney gives a speech to the Ottawa Economics Association and Canadian Association for Business Economics.

Thursday — in Toronto, Ontario’s provincial budget will be delivered and in Quebec City TD Bank Financial Group holds its annual meeting.

Friday — in Washington, U.S. real GDP for the fourth quarter and U.S. corporate profits for the fourth quarter will be released.

 

TUESDAY

Women’s Canadian Club of Winnipeg presents HIV/AIDS: A crisis that demands a response, or What do I do… the life of a grandmother with Myrna Ronald, noon. Reserve: 237-0829.

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Manitoba Dare to Compete — Manufacturing & Trade Conference, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Winnipeg Convention Centre.

Canadian Women in Communications (CWC) and On Screen Manitoba presents From Concept to Completion – How a TV Show is Made in Manitoba with Phyllis Laing, executive producer, Jean du Toit & Vanessa Loewen, producers, and Elizabeth Denny, writer, moderated by film/tv critic Alison Gillmor, 11:30 a.m., Park Theatre on Osborne. Register: www.cwc-afc.com.

Success Skills Centre mentorship program information session for immigrants who are architects, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 12th floor, 330 Portage Ave. Register: 975-5111.

Manitoba Chapter, Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. monthly luncheon The Impact of Climate Change with Dr. Danny Blair, Department of Geography, University of Winnipeg, noon, Bergmann’s on Lombard, 6th floor-167 Lombard Ave. Reservations: Annette Ethier, Annette.Ethier@gov.mb.ca. Fee: $25 members, $30 guests.

Professional Business Associates meet Betty Braun, Accurate Dorwin, noon Canad Inn Windsor Park, 1034 Elizabeth Rd. Information: 254-6140 or www.pbawinnipeg.com.

University of Winnipeg breakfast and lecture The Competitive Advantage of Doing Business Ethically with Dr. Cheryl Leis, 7:30-9 a.m., Convocation Hall, 515 Portage Ave. Reserve: Dallas Hull, 786-9990, dhull@uwinnipeg.ca or www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/fac-bus-ec-index.

 

WEDNESDAY

Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba session Welcome to Business, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 100-207 Donald St. Register: 988-1860 or 1-800-203-2343.

Frontier Centre for Public Policy presents Democratization of the Capital Markets with S. Mark Francis, 7:30 a.m., Holiday Inn Airport W., 1670 Portage Ave. Register: Claire Toews, 977-5051. Fee: $20.

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre seminar Guest Adviser Program/Meet with an Accounting Specialist with Tim Walker, PKBW Group Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors inc., 1-3 p.m., 250-240 Graham Ave. Register: 984-2272, manitoba@canadabusiness.ca or www.canadabusiness.ca/manitoba.

BNI Connections Chapter presentation 132 Things a Realtor does for You with Darryl Chatyrbok, Key-Move Realty Ltd., noon-1:30 p.m., Best Western Charterhouse Hotel Downtown. Information: 944-7916. Fee: $13.

 

THURSDAY

Turner Change Management presents Creating a Change Ready Organization, 9 a.m.-noon, Manitoba Club, 194 Broadway. Register: 415-2096 or www.thinktransition.com. Fee: $299.

Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba session Managing Your Inventory: What You Need to Know to Enhance Profitability, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 100-207 Donald St. Register: 988-1860 or 1-800-203-2343. Fee: $25.

Manitoba Chambers of Commerce breakfast State of Labour & Immigration in Manitoba with Hon. Jennifer Howard, Minister of Labour & Immigration, 7:30-9 a.m., Place Louis Riel Suite Hotel. Information: 948-0100 or gfindlay@mbchamber.mb.ca. Fee: $40 members, $50 non-members, $25 students.

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre seminar How to Start a Business in Manitoba with Jeannine Lafond, C/MBSC, 3-5 p.m., 250-240 Graham Ave. Register: 984-2272, manitoba@canadabusiness.ca or www.canadabusiness.ca/manitoba.

 

FRIDAY

Arts & Cultural Industries presents Marketing: More than a Poster with Vic Hooper, 1-2 p.m., Millennium Library, 251 Donald St. Register: 927-2787 or admin@creativemanitoba.ca. Fee: $7 members, $12 non-members.

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre workshop GST Information with CRA Representative, Canada Revenue Agency, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 250-240 Graham Ave. Register: 984-2272, manitoba@canadabusiness.ca or www.canadabusiness.ca/manitoba.

 

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