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The government is going to review our pensions. For the first time ever Pallister has indicated his interest in converting our defined benefit plan (a guaranteed pension based on salary and years of service) to a plan that more closely resembles a contribution plan (plan participants are exposed to risk). There will be no public hearings on proposed changes.
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Mae Louise & Prime Minister Trudeau
Well, we’re halfway through February, which has just 28 days but often feels like the longest month in the calendar. So here is some cheerful news from around the College – plus a few feel-good photos.
On the last day of January Prime Minister Trudeau visited our downtown campus to meet with his Youth Advisory Council. College Elder Mae Louise Campbell, who opened and closed the Council meetings, also had a quiet moment with the Prime Minister. As a memento of his visit to Red River, the Prime Minister, who is a fan of the late Gord Downie, was given a print made in tribute to Downie by RRC Advanced Graphic Design graduate, Adria Warren. Continue reading
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Guy Dugas never imagined that a simple Heritage Group blog post about food allergies would save his life. But that’s exactly what happened a few weeks ago when an after-yoga stop at a local bar almost turned deadly.
“I just knew something was off, really off…”
Fortunately, Guy remembered a January HG blog post that warned of skulls in glass pitchers.
This week we made a very significant reduction to our management structure, similar to reductions that have been made across the public sector in Manitoba. The number of senior management positions in the College was reduced 15%, from 67 to 57.
This was a very difficult step for us to take, resulting in the departure of valued members of our staff. Although we made every effort to reduce positions through vacancy management, six individuals are directly affected by the reduction. Continue reading
(L to R): Mirha Zohair, Sharon Redsky, Dr. Diane Clare, Dr. Joanne Embree, Buffy Handel, Abigail Olfert, Trudy Lavallee, Jo Wright, Aly Raposo
The following definitely falls in the better-late-than-never category.
My apologies, but this was only brought to my attention this week.
Guy
Each year the YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg honour Manitoba’s most extraordinary women with the Women of Distinction Awards. The most recent awards dinner was held at the Winnipeg Convention centre on May 4, 2017. Continue reading
