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C a p i ta l Capital Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce Chambre de commerce francophone de Saint-Boniface Headingley Regional Chamber of Commerce La Salle & AreaChamber of Commerce Selkirk & District Chamber of Commerce STONEWALL & DISTRICT Chamber of Commerce Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce New & Noteworthy Thinking big: WTC Winnipeg president and CEO Mariette Mulaire and Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Dave Angus announced the inaugural board at Centrallia 2012. which will be a meeting place for international companies and international delegates," Angus says. "It will be a showcase of industry. We'll have state-of-the-art technology and meeting space." Angus says the timing was right for the project, coming as Winnipeg is riding a new wave of confidence and vitality. "I'm not sure it would have been the right time five years ago," he says. "We don't settle for anything second-best anymore. We have seen a reinvention of our city in so many ways." Mulaire says that positive energy is evident throughout the city. "It's like the NHL, the Museum for Human Rights, the beautiful zoo, the airport, the CentrePort. This is just one other thing that says 'We're here. We're happening," she says. "I personally find the business community has really come behind a lot of major projects. And when the business community comes behind, they mean business. I think you see the effects a little bit quicker. The governments are more willing to invest when they see that they're not alone, that it's not just government investment for a short-term project." >> The fourth annual Spirit of Winnipeg Awards will be held at the Fairmont Winnipeg on March 1, 2013. Presented by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, co-founder BDO Chartered Accountants and Advisors and presenting sponsor Fillmore Riley, the awards recognize companies, charities and not-for-profits for innovation. The application deadline is Dec. 13. www.winnipeg-chamber.com >> C&T Rentals and Sales Ltd. opened a new head office and facility at CentrePort Canada in September. C&T is among more than 23 companies located in the Brookside Business Park or Brookside Industrial Park. CentrePort's inland port and logistics hub offers investors easy access to air, rail and trucking routes. www.centreportcanada.ca The province is already onboard and Mulaire will also seek federal funding. She expects WTC Winnipeg to be a valuable resource for anyone involved in incoming and outgoing trade missions, since membership provides access to all 330 world trade centres in 96 countries. On a local level, it can link businesspeople interested in sharing knowledge and experience. And WTC Winnipeg will host events such as Centrallia, which acts as a matchmaker for businesses looking to increase international trade. Continued on page 23 >> Inspired Business InteriorS 185 Hawthorne Avenue 204-414-9410 www.inspiredbusinessinteriors.com MBiz November 2012 21

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