SMART BIZ


The door to opportunity in Manitoba


Vol. 3, No. 11 May 2017 FOLLOW US ONLINE


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Contributors Brian Bowman, Bill Burfoot, Dorothy Dobbie, Adam Johnston, Richard Halliday, Sara Jean, Kevin Kline, Fred Petrie, Alyson Shane.


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Congratulations to our past winners


of tickets to see Harlem Globetrotters: Alisha Bray, Courtney Charmaine, Jason Pope, Kevin Muir.


Congratulations to our winner


of the Home + Garden Show tickets: Courtney and Jeffrey Champagne.


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


Smart City My mother: The face of domestic violence Bold Ideas Dorothy Dobbie Macdonald Youth Services State of the City Brian Bowman


Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce Richard Halliday


Smart Work Cost-Wise Business Consulting Brickstorming


Vision Quest Conference Social Media Alyson Shane Clean Tech Adam Johnston Financial Literacy Fred Petrie


Downtown Buzz Winnipeg BIZ Launch It! Program CEO Sleepout


Verde Plant Design Snap Fitness Downtown


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Downtown Tours are back! Third + Bird


Downtown Farmers' Market Downtown events for May


Smart Schools OETIM Heavy Construction Training School Zone


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Smart Entertainment Canadian Music Week Features Manitobans 15 Canada's Largest Simultaneous Sing-along 15 Indigenous Music Awards Winn$tock


Stomp comes back to Winnipeg "Queen of Mean" coming to the Burt


Smart Detour Foodies Ian Leatt Horoscope Puzzles


Puzzle solutions #GetSmartBiz


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