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Personalities behind the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce (1994-1997)

John Granelli (1994)
For John Granelli, his year was filled with some regret — since it was the year the Winnipeg Jets left for good. At the same time, the whole city came together and there was huge community spirit.
On the national scene, the opposite was happening the country was being pulled apart as a result [...]

Personalities behind the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce (1991-1993)

Steve Childerhouse (1991)
“I was the bad cop, and Sandy (Hopkins — incoming president) was the good cop,” says Steve
Childerhouse, who admits as Chamber president he was often in “attack mode.”
The memory is painful, but relations with City Hall soured after he was accused of calling the mayor a liar during a rally on the steps [...]

Personalities behind the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce (1986-1989)

John Doole (1986)
At 84, John Doole feels terrific, despite having developed cancer 2 1/2 years ago, which he finds “a bit of a nuisance.” However, he still does the Argentine tango really well, he says.
Doole says the big issue of his day was the contract for the CF-18 fighter aircraft. The Pawley government was in [...]

The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and its History

The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and Its History
In 1960, the Board of Trade, by this time called The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, moved to 177 Lombard Ave., located in the heart of Western Canada’s financial and grain marketing district.
Built in 1911 on land purchased two years earlier by the Great-West Life Assurance Company for its [...]