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6 MBiz | november 2015 i n front of one of the largest crowds in its 32-year existence, the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce (MCC) added new names to the list of winners of the MBiz Awards presented by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries. The evening, hosted by former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and restaurateur Obby Khan at the Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention Centre on Oct. 28, offered a glimpse at the business excellence across our province. Manitoba's business community is brimming with successful, committed leaders, and full of bright, innovative companies with executives and staff committed to making Manitoba great. With nominees representing all corners of the province, the awards also celebrated the achievements of one of the patriarchs of one biggest names in Winnipeg business and a company dedicated to growing Manitoba. We salute the class of 2015: robert (Bob) Chipman (lieutenant-governor's award for outstanding Contribution by an individual to the Community, awarded posthumously) RM was born to Robert and Natalie Chipman (Megill) on Aug. 3, 1926 in Calgary, Alta. The family moved to Kenora and then to Winnipeg, where the young RM began his lifelong love of hockey, tending net with magazines taped to his shins. He cherished hard work, humility, reciprocity, and altruism, in principle and in practice, in his professional as well as his personal life. His modesty was bottomless, and — though you'd never hear it from him — his accomplishments were tremendous. He built so much from so little, by building what he believed in. RM was the sort of rare fellow who could harness commercial opportunity for civic benefit, growing businesses and communities alike. He believed one could do well by doing well. Over the years, RM served on most of Winnipeg's major boards, including the United Way, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Winnipeg Foundation and Winnipeg Enterprise, as well as the Royal Bank of Canada. He was inducted into the Citizens Hall of Fame in 2007. Johnston group (lieutenant-governor's award for outstanding Contribution by a Business to the Community) Johnston Group has been helping companies find the right benefit solutions since 1981. With over $400 million of premium under administration, Johnston Group, through a unique mix of experience, service and technology, provides benefit plans to over 30,000 businesses across Canada. Its Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan® addresses the challenges smaller enterprises face in acquiring coverage, while its Maximum Benefit® offering allows businesses to maximize their investment through a mix of insured and self-funded products, and its CINUP product specializes in pension and benefit programs for aboriginal organizations. Social responsibility is ingrained in Johnston Group's culture, supporting community health, arts, education and amateur athletics in Winnipeg. >> Innovation and Heritage Highlight Awards MCC recognizes 32nd annual MBiz award winners at gala dinner By Cory Kolt Mbiz awards gaLa

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