A MESSAGE FROM MCC PRESIDENT & CEO CHUCK DAVIDSON
A STRONG
NETWORK;
A CATALYST
FOR CHANGE
I have been fortunate to work in
Manitoba my whole life, from two
years in the northern mines of Snow
Lake to time spent on-air interviewing
entrepreneurs, business leaders, and
community champions in news radio.
And for more than two decades, it has
been my honour to serve Manitoba's
business community from within the
chamber of commerce network.
Since March 2020, we have all been
living through incredibly complex
changes, and I believe that the Manitoba
Chambers of Commerce (MCC) has been
laser-focused in helping our community
navigate these changes and challenges.
We are a member-driven, not-for-
profit association, and we care deeply
about quality of life in this province.
Together with our 68 local chambers
of commerce, we strive to represent
business with dedication, grace, and
inventiveness, while working towards
a singular shared mission: to drive the
economy for a prosperous future for all
Manitobans.
As an umbrella organization, we
see firsthand the positive impact our
chambers have on local communities
— from Churchill to Carman and from
Brandon to Beausejour. We are all
spokes of the same wheel, connected
to incredibly talented and driven peers
across the national network, and up into
the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
That's the true power of the network.
Enjoy the stories in this edition of MBiz
Magazine, from looks inside Manitoba's
burgeoning food manufacturing
industry, to features on the resilient
restaurant industry, and recovery-
focused insights from some of our
province's leading organizations. These
are local success stories and local is
a way of life in the chamber network.
#TheVoiceofBusiness
CHUCK DAVIDSON
President and CEO
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
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WINTER 2021, VOL. 19
MANITOBA CHAMBERS
OF COMMERCE
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PRESIDENT & CEO
Chuck Davidson
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
& COMMUNICATIONS
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