The West Broadway Community Organization (WBCO) is dedicated to the social and economic development of the West Broadway neighborhood in downtown Winnipeg. Through this commitment WBCO has created a multitude of programs that address food insecurity, housing rights, community safety and wellbeing, and a sustainable environment among many other community needs. Due to COVID-19, WBCO […]

I will be working for LITE and helping organizing hamper boxes for their social enterprise. I will be getting in contact with local NPO’s and communicating with them throughout the spring/summer to come up with a product/craft they can contribute to the LITE Hamper. I will act as a liaison between LITE and the various […]

After 17 months of closure due to flooding and washouts, Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) took over operation of Hudson Bay Railroad (HBR) in September 2018 and reopened 29 washouts in 54 days. Servicing northern First Nations communities and the Port of Churchill, one of the most important aspects of the HBR is safety. As a […]

This project extends the development of an innovative fishery by-product business of an earlier Mitacs-funded project (McKay, McLachlan, O’Gorman, Oldroyd and Rad-Spice (2020)). The disposal of by-catch fish in Manitoba has been identified by fishers in Misipawistik Cree Nation as not only environmentally wasteful but also a missed opportunity for sustainable and culturally-relevant economic development. […]

There is a growing recognition in the publishing industry that standard supply chain marketing strategies have not been effective in promoting Indigenous materials and reaching Indigenous audiences. This problem has prompted us to explore how marketing processes can be amended or augmented to ensure that Indigenous organizations and educators are introduced to the resources that […]

This is the second phase of a oral history project. Interns will assist in coding and analyzing over 100 hours of recorded interviews (transcribed) with more than 30 Indigenous Elder activists. In addition, they will conduct and record additional interviews in areas where knowledge gaps have been determined. They will work with project team to […]

Some of the challenges that Red River Co-op is facing are their marketing of their local program and the lack of consistent structure in the grocery stores (SOPs). While, Red River Co-op has fresh and high quality of products, they are unable to communicate to their consumer base. Safeway and Sobeys, local competitors, are marketing […]

I will oversee their new online store called the OT Boutique. My tasks will include creating a marketing plan for their new online store. The plan must be simple and sustainable so that once my internship is over, the staff will have no problem continuing it. I will also be in charge of deciding how […]

Grasslands store carbon, regulate water, recycle nutrients, and conserve biodiversity. In western Canada, seasonally flooded, wet meadow grasslands, also provide habitats for species at risk. Despite their importance to conservation, little is known about the effect of grazing on these ecosystems. This research will help understand how grazing effects plants, soils, and the ecosystem services […]

My Partner organization- Peg City Car Co-op operates a carsharing service locally in Winnipeg. The goal of the project is to establish a business case for the Peg City Car Co-op to achieve their goal of working with the City of Winnipeg to manage part of the city’s fleet of non-specialized vehicles. The project is […]

The main areas of focus for this project will be EOS, Youth and Families, and CED. With a new all-season greenhouse set for construction in late August 2020, SNA intends to hire youth in the community to operate the facility and develop a social enterprise that will provide food security, job training, and revenue to […]

I intend to create a detailed plan for Canadian Goodwill to assist them in conquering the problem regarding the overload of staff unable to find further employment due to the social barriers in place. Furthermore, I plan to connect with several organizations in the process to gain knowledge of their structures and potentially establish a […]