Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 19, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba B4 editor Julian Rachey 6977235 february 2001 monday business business Calendar Ozment course for information Call r Manitoba s one Raziq inuit a Vlf to r for information in Canadian info Matlon processing society presents a dinner meeting on planning an Enterprise with Grant Fengstad of it strategy technology incubator at hotel fort to Register Call 947 student Manitoba trucking association i offers its supervisor recognition of alcohol and controlled substance use course fee t Winnipeg chamber of Commerce presents a vip speaker breakfast in focus on business corporation in the information and communications technologies it sector with speaker Svend Rood danish ambassador to from to 9 at the chamber 6th 167 Lombard for information Call Danijela Jakac at fee Winnipeg chamber of vital meeting from to at 1105 marys for information Call Danijela Jakac at complimentary breakfast May be ordered off the menu business service Centre presents the seminar a business fundamentals with speakers Bruce Brorson and Del University of from to Winnipeg convention 375 York to Register Call Louise at the professional credit and financial group of Winnipeg hosts a dinner meeting with guest speaker Jason Fry of investors group on the Why of resp at 5 at the charter House to Call Georgia Caron at fee the Canadian agricultural marketing association Cama holds a luncheon meeting with guest speaker Barry Prentice of the University of Manitoba on centralization decentralization of Grain marketing at at the Winnipeg chamber of for information Call Shelley at the professional business associates hold a luncheon meeting with guest speaker John Van Houdt of cruise holidays at noon at the Canad inn Windsor for information Call Asper school of business and the continuing education the University of Manitoba management development program will hold leading for innovation and change managing for stability and order with instructor al Holmes from 9 to 4 2 Days at the u of m downtown continuing for information Call wednesday Manitoba trucking association offers its air Brake s endorsement course with instructor Walter Kruk at 6 for information Call fee Manitoba trucking association offers its handling transportation of dangerous goods course with instruct metro business of Winnipeg presents of computer it 45 at of information cails94622l6r t Assur Ilola chamber of Commerce holds a luncheon keynote speaker Larry Clr Tosh of fun Peak of of try for information Call members and Brandon chamber of Commerce presents building Brandon workforce luncheon from 1130 to1 at the Royal Oak Ihm v for t i t i 4 v i Easton communication services and 3com corporation Inar voice communications Vernata Wab to for information toll University of Manitoba downtown presents v dynamics of managing change with Frank Grattan of connection management improvements systems f Canadian association of financial planners Manitoba holds a Lun Cheon on regulation of financial planning with guest speaker Chris Besko of Manitoba securities commission at at the Winnipeg Winter clubs to Register Call Grace Canadian association of Supply Chain logistics will hold a round table on the new retail Supply Chain with Don Borsk of Supply Chain management from to at the Royal Crown conference 83 Garry to Register Call Rick Heese by today at fee Manitoba safety Council certified three Day transportation of dangerous goods train the Trainer course with instructor Dave Patterson at 700213 notre Dame for information Call fee Manitoba safety Council certified three Day whims train the Trainer course with instructor Bill Ford at 700213 notre Dame for information Call fee thursday Manitoba safety Council certified on Day defusing aggressive behaviour hostility in the workplace part 2 course prerequisite part 1 with instructor Lesley Lindberg at 700213 notre Dame for information Call fee Winnipeg chamber of Commerce business network on tax accounting issues for Small business with speaker Daniel partner with Meyers Norris Penny from to 1 at the chamber 6th 167 Lombard for information Call Danijela Jakac at 944 fee non business service Centre presents the seminar functionalities made easy on your website with Oscar i of Ingen we based applications Security solutions from to 1 main 250240 Graham to Register Call Louise at continued please see business Calendar b5 Ruth Bonnevie Winnipeg free press Morin is confident Assiniboine customer payback program wont merely be a Short term credit unions Rev up big payback Parade by Murray Mcneill for the first time in More than a Quarter of a Assiniboine credit Union is paying out Cash rewards this year to its the Winnipeg credit Union is paying out More than million to about of its the rewards Are in the form of loyalty bonuses just Over million and preferred share dividends just Over we have been working towards this for a longtime and i am extremely pleased to provide this payback to our al Assiniboine chief executive officer said in an Assiniboine payback is part of a new record payout by Manitoba credit unions this last they paid Back a record million to their customers and although a final tally for this year int yet credit Union Central of Manitoba spokesman John Hamilton said were definitely above last years leading the Way is Winnipeg based cambrian credit which last week announced the biggest Cash refund in a single year in Manitoba credit Union his tory with its cashback pay the payout is about bigger than last years the record payout of Assiniboine latest to Reward loyalty million also by cambrian and Marks the second consecutive year that cambrian has Given Cash Back to its in the Steinbach credit Union also announced that it was paying out million in rewards to its approximately Bonus Morin said Assiniboine was Able to reintroduce a loyalty Bonus program for its members because it finally has its or capital built up to the level it wants the equivalent of about six per cent of its total he said that should give Assiniboine the Cushion it needs to weather any financial set backs it May encounter in the future things like a severe economic downturn in Canada or a customer defaulting on a Large loyalty bonuses and Cash rebate pro Grams Are based on the volume of Busi Ness customers do with their credit the More business they the bigger the Reward they Tom cambrian chief executive cited an example of one family that has a a car loan and a Small resp with the family has received in profit sharing benefits Over the last two he including in with a customer who does about Worth of business per year with the institution a morn Gage for about and rasps valued at receive a loyalty Bonus of about Morin he noted that Assiniboine was Able to reach its equity targets and resume a customer rewards program a Little sooner that thanks to the Economys Strong performance Over the last few years and to double digit growth Iri its Deposit and loan port folios Over the last three or four that really did he i he also said this years loyalty Bonus program wont be a oneyear we feel pretty confident Well be Able to sustain a member loyalty cambrian has had a profit sharing program for its members since about but this is Only the second year that the program has included Cash prior to members received additional member since it introduced its profit sharing cambrian has Given Back More than million to its investment finiels takeover rumours Winnipeg company pumps into Nickel producer Inco a us investment in Inco by a Winnipeg company has intensified speculation that the Canadian Nickel pro Ducer is a potential takeover the Purchase makes Winnipeg coastal investment run by Gor Don brother of Bra scans Bruce Flatt the single biggest owner of incas series e preferred the markets largest preferred coastal now owns million or 12 per but that still a drop in the bucket new firm keeps heating in Tiptop shape the free press charts the growth of entrepreneurial efforts in Manitoba with a look each week at a new business company air Wise owners Jeff Jeff Mike location 486 main 467 business air conditioning and refrigeration installation and air Wise specializes in convenience store and commercial building installations and services provided include preventative maintenance unit replace full maintenance commissioning of new dispatched service Call repairs and input on Lon term equipment operational Cost owners Jeff Jeff Riddell and Mike seed offer More than 40 years of experience in the seed says that experience allows them to understand the importance of fixing the problem the first time and maximizing equipment efficiency for minimal operational business has been clicking since we Start compared to incas estimated Mil lion common the preferred shares have been a hot commodity recently because Inco has to buy them Back at a Premium if the com Pany is coastal disclosure grabbed a lot of attention on Bay Street because Bruce chief executive of Brookfield properties will be in charge of the Bra scan groups mining strategy next when he replaces Jack Cockwell As Bra scan later this he will become a director of Brasca controlled Noranda which is thought to be among incas potential Bruce Flatt said he was unaware of coastal Inco investment until it was disclosed tuesday and he has no formal or informal links with Gordon Flatt said Bruce has never had any association with our the Only association is by continued please see Bra scan b5 from de and Riddell say their experience provides the open for business were doing quite Well for a Young says and being an owner of a business is Gratifying you can see what you Are working started anew business or opened anew store the free press wants to hear from notices should identify the company Short description of the num Ber of Startup Date and Telephone new business Telephone numbers must be available through directory Send information to Edward 1355 Moun Tain 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