SMART BIZ


The door to opportunity in Manitoba


Vol. 3, No. 8 February 2017 FOLLOW US ONLINE


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PARTNERS IN EMPLOYMENT 5 Experimental Lakes Area


Smart City Bold Ideas Dorothy Dobbie


Publisher Dorothy Dobbie, Pegasus Publications Inc. dorothy@pegasuspublications.net


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Editor Derek Gagnon derek@pegasuspublications.net


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General Manager Ian Leatt


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Contributors Sumeep Bath, Brian Bowman, Joan Cohen, Dorothy Dobbie, Derek Gagnon, Stefano Grande, Adam Johnson, Sara Madrigano, Alexander Mickelthwate, Tania Moffat, Nathan Zassman


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NewLeaf flying high across Canada State of the City Brian Bowman


IISD Experimental Lakes Area


Smart Life Planning to travel?


The new you - a healthier 2017


Renewable energy & cleantech in 2017: expect the unexpected


Smart Schools School Zone


Global ambassadors


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Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada's bold new future


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Downtown Biz Getting ahead of the curve for smart business 7 Snow- and ice-free sidewalks downtown


8 11 To a healthy new year!


Spotlight on Portage Place Downtown Stefano Grande Host an event downtown


Downtown events for February


Smart Entertainment Calling all hého heroes WSO's New Music Festival


Music-wise we're punching above our weight here and around the globe


Music Monday to celebrate Canada's 150th Anniversary


Industry gathering. Heart of Canada. Middle of winter.


Smart Detour Puzzles


Horoscope In the loop


Puzzle solutions Get Smart (BIZ)!


Congratulations to our past winners of tickets to see Monster Trucks: Marianne Delveaux, Jason Dafoe,


Olivia Gabriel, Grady Eilers, Carson- Alyssa, & Heinrichs Jolene Jones.


Tank you to the 60,000 people we reached through our contest.


See page 12 for this month's contest.


Stay tuned to Smart Biz on social media for future chances to win concert tickets and so much more!


#GetSmartBiz #SmartBizContest How to use our Interactive editorial feature Smart Biz is now an interactive magazine allowing you access to an augmented experience.


Download the free Layar App


Android


To access this, you will need


to get the FREE Layar App on


your smart phone or tablet.


(Samsung, etc.)


Go to PlayStore, search for the Layar App, hit INSTALL. ALLOW the next screen.


Follow instructions to scan.


www.smartbizwpg.com


Scan Layar pages 1, 4, 12 & 16


Apple iPhone


Go to App Store, search for Layar App, hit GET, then install. Where it says Access hit okay,


then hit ALLOW. Follow instructions on the next screen to scan.


Discover


interactive content BlackBerry


Go to BlackBerry World. Search for Layar. Hit DOWNLOAD. Where


it says Access and Use. hit ACCEPT. Follow


instructions on the next screen to scan.


Tat’s all there is to it. You can now watch a video, see additional photos, "LIKE" Smart Biz on Facebook and visit the Smart Biz website all on your phone or tablet.


Please note that the


Layar App may not be available on older smart phones.


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