Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 11, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba June 2001 monday business b3 editor Julian Rachey 6977235 Ca business Calendar services and sports its annual Mee Fiftal it Fri Dot Canada releases figures on f new weird vehicle sales for in Alberta Premier Ralph Klein meets vice president Dick Cheney to discuss North american Energy by titty statistics Canada releases the consumer i in the labor department reports on the consumer Price Index for May and the Federal Reserve reports on Industrial today Manitoba safety Council certified Fork lift truck course with instructor Jack Lylor at 700213 notre Dame for information Call fee red River College a Lull Campus offers a today recreational boating regulations course from 6 to 10 in to Register Call fee for first family for each additional family tomorrow i red River College a Lull Campus offers the recreational boating operator competency exam at 8 in to Register Call a textbook May be purchased for business service 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Manitoba Library consortium hold a workshop on the lifelong learning imperative building an information literate society with keynote speaker Thomas author 5 in the presentation theatre at the Winnipeg convention for information Call Karen Hunt at fee includes Manitoba Library awards partners in business networking group holds a breakfast on increase not burnout with Indin Rampersad of the Community phone tree from 8 to 9 at the charter House for information Call Gerald Gornik at the Manitoba Quality network net presents health and safety eds video and training package safely orientation dont be a Zombie from 8 to 9 at the Manitoba Quality network to Register Call fee the Manitoba Quality network net presents a Lunpak site visit from to location to be to Register Call fee free for thursday bus leis service Centre presents the seminar business 2 business with Susan Robson of Sunara from to 1 main 250 240 Graham to Register Call Louise at so Canadian association of Supply Chain and logistics management formerly Calm holds june round table wireless Lan revolution Are you ready with guest speakers Garry Frenkel and Anita Fleming of bar code at at the Royal Crown conference 28th to Regis Ter Call Marie at fee women Enterprise Centre of Manitoba holds a seminar your Road map to Success from to at 130240 to Register Call 988 fee the Manitoba Quality network net presents health and saw eds video and training package workplace violence the Calm before the storm from noon to 1 at the Manitoba Quality network to Register Call 949 fee Manitoba safety Council certified fund Penteli of i Good Unity ind Hillh program course with instructor Bill Ford at 700213 notre Dame for information Call red River College offers a workshop on managing and super Ling Young workers from to at 401161 Portage Register Call fee Odyssey programs presents a silts manager workshop at at the Holiday Airport 2520 Portage to Register Call fee adap8y8 presents showcase 2001 seminar and exhibition with 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at the Winnipeg Winter 420 River to Register Call fee june 18 Manitoba safety Council certified halfday Job Hazard analysis course with instructor Bill Ford at 700 213 notre Dame for information Call 9491 fee june 11 min Lobi safety Council certified halfday personal protective equipment course with instructor Bill Ford at 700213 notre Dame for information Call fee june 1820 Centre for conflict Resolution International holds a three Day workshop mediation from 9 to at 602310 for information Call june 1t 22 Manitoba safety Council certified five Day Fork lift track instructor development course with instructor Jack Taylor at 700213 notre Dame for information Call 949 fee june 11 it 26 Manitoba tourism education Council presents a program for management on its Good business responsible alcohol service program from 9 to 4 at 1151821 Wellington to Register Call Jennifer Pluchinski at fee june 19 the Manitoba Quality network Omet presents Faamuli croup Lite visit from to location to be to Register Call fee free for june 19 the Manitoba Quilty network net presents health and safety eds video and training package and than there was one from 8 to 9 at the Manitoba Quality network to Register Call fee june 19 Manitoba safety Council certified transportation of dangerous goods course with instructor Dave Patterson at 700213 notre Dame for information Call fee june 10 North Weil company ind workplace education Man Liebi present a session on the North weit company approach to workplace literacy from to 9 at the Radisson Winnipeg for information Call sue Turner at 9451 the free press welcomes items for the business they should include sponsor and fee and be mailed to Diane free 1355 Mountain fax 697 email . Deadline is comes Vic president ready for retirement Sammons says hell keep Busy by Geoff Kirbyson in his 10 years at the Helm of the Canadian manufacturers Jonas Sammons feels the firms under his watch have made some impressive Many of the companies have expanded and become world the outgo ing Vic president of the organizations Manitoba division said in a recent inter there Able to Deal with free Trade and Treyve ended up being Sec Ond to Sammons will retire at the end of the month from the Post he has held for the last 10 a search for his successor is currently under he pointed to companies such As Stan Dard Boeing Canada and Palliser furniture As three of the firms which have helped make Manitoba a manufacturing Leader in Treyve done Well and helped increase the base of manufacturing in most of our people but we need More and More companies to do he he noted a recent clothing seminar in Winnipeg was Able to attract five professors from Harvard University at virtually no Cost because they wanted to see the internal Workings of local clothing manufacturer Nygard the 58yearold Sammons said much of the credit for the positive develop ments in manufacturing in Manitoba should go to the firms i think companies have had to look at their internal put them under a Microscope and make serious changes to become much More productive and he Penin Otta abased president and ceo of the praised Sammons for having done a super Job of serving its 150 members in Manitoba and for being a person to whom manufacturers and exporters can Hes been a great asset to Jonas is one of those exemplary people who inspires Hes had a lot of Good experience and you know when he talks youre going to hear straight com Mon Well certainly miss he said in a recent Rob a director of Standard Aero and chair of comes Manitoba echoed beattys Jonas leaves big shoes for his Suc Cessor to he has served our Mem Bers with he while Sammons is technically retire he wont have much time to sit around the he plans on teaching some Small business management Cours Phil Hossack Winnipeg free press Sammons has served As Vic president of the Canadian manufacturers exporters for the past 10 is for undergraduate management Stu dents at the Asper school of Busi Ness at the University of he also lectured on entrepreneurship at the school for seven years in the he will also continue to work with the me in its efforts in improving Educa Tion and training and on the development of a Centre for manufacturing Excel he will also continue to sit on a number of Sammons and his wife of 34 plan to continue living in win he said they plan on adding More travel to their including spend ing More time with family in Arizona and visiting playing More Golf is also at the top of his he prior to working for the Sam Joe a vim a Anniko free mum from left to right in video screen Are Jamie Darren Wall and Andrew 454 Media offers Range of services production House nominated for award the free press charts the growth of entrepreneurial efforts in Manitoba with a look each week at a new business company 454 Media owners Jamie Mierau and Andrew Wall location 430 70 Arthur 956 1962 business television and new Media production 454 Media produces television commercials and corporate a full service production 454 Media is a team of Fine arts and business backgrounds combined with Quality production equipment and Post production currently 454 has two videos in development and is finishing Post production open for business on a the company was nominated for a Manitoba motion picture association Industry blizzard award for Best com Mercial under started a new business or opened a new the free press wants to hear from notices she old identify the company Short description of the number of Startup Date and Telephone new business Telephone numbers must be available through directory Send information to Edward Mountain my 366 or fax 697 Mons owned Fournier stands Man fac a producer of ready assemble for 16 he also had a stint teaching at John Taylor the me changed its name from the Alliance of Canadian manufacturers exporters last year to avoid any confusion with the year old political party headed by Stockwell we didst want to be we wanted to remain very weve been Able to build the me into a Formi Dable organization in terms of deliver ing value to members and changing How manufacturing occurs in the he d railways bracing for new round of mergers Montreal North american rail including the two Large Canadian based Are bracing for the possibility of a new round of mergers with the expiry of a moratorium imposed 15 months the surface transportation Board is expected to announce a new set of rules governing mergers and acquit at the same time the moratorium will opening the Gates to consolidation analysts expect the process will continue but at a much More cautious Pace among the seven remaining Large it was Canadian National railway aborted attempt in late 1999 to take Over Burlington Northern Santa be and create the continents largest railway that provoked the transportation Board to Force the rapidly consolidating Industry to take a breather until new rules were a Board spokesman refused to say what the ruling will but analyst Michael Lloyd said the Federal Regula tory Agency will tighten the process and railways to try alliances before they go for the of Deutsche Bane is convinced there will be a new round of consolidation but he says the moratorium has cooled the Fervour and the major railways have indicated nothing will happen for 12 to 18 alliances Are but they still dont achieve the savings or seamless transport corridors that a merger especially because of delays at hubs Handoff he ;