SMART BIZ


The door to opportunity in Manitoba


Vol. 3, No. 12 June 2017 FOLLOW US ONLINE


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Contributors Brian Bowman, Bill Burfoot, Dorothy Dobbie, Adam Johnston, Gordon Dillion Fred Petrie, Alyson Shane, Felix Le Maistre


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Congratulations to our past winners of tickets to see STOMP:


Melissa Pilling and Natalie Marion.


Congratulations to our past winners of tickets to see Lisa Lampanelli: Ryan Sorokowski and Sara Wedlake


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State of the City Brian Bowman Clean Tech Adam Johnston


Smart Work The Portal


Actors Training Centre of MB Mother Earth Recycling Social Media Alyson Shane Financial Literacy Fred Petrie Edison Properties Sweet Suites


Downtown Buzz Canada Day Living Maple Leaf Downtown BIZ Concert Series Downtown Fitness in the Park Indigenous Gardens


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14 The Goldeyes are back!


Bus is better Nuburger


Blacksmith Parlour Downtown Events


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Smart Schools They've Got Skills School Zone


Smart Entertainment


Cirque du Soleil's Cabinet of Curiosities takes center stage under the iconic blue and yellow big top


True North and Burton Cummings The boys of summer are back


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Smart Detour Horoscope Puzzles


Puzzle solutions Did this really happen in Gimli? #GetSmartBiz


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