Volume 5, Issue 3 – Winter 2020

Marking the decade year that has been and looking forward to whatever lies ahead By Jeff Baker Well… welcome to Day 294 of March 2020! Wait, sorry… what’s that?  It’s… Read More

People treatment as a continuous improvement strategy By Christian Masotti As a manufacturing leader, you probably have a solid handle on your organization’s processes and procedures when it comes to

What lies ahead for Prairie manufacturers heading into 2021? By Jayson Myers It’s really hard to predict what 2021 has in store for Prairie manufacturers – or manufacturers anywhere for

If your employee is sick, you may be the one coughing up By Brittany Goodman & Jeff Palamar This year more than ever our conversations have included the words ‘communicable

Companies across the sector are reducing their environmental impact while growing their business By J.D. Baldwin Many manufacturers in Alberta are getting serious about being lean and green. How that

Canada is poised to thrive in the new manufacturing economy, Prairie companies can lead the way By Rob MacLeod The past year can be characterized by a single word: change. 

Building a renewable future on fossil fuel foundations The next generations of manufacturers, builders, and makers aren’t the one-trick ponies of the distant past. They’re intelligent, informed, engaged, and looking

Women leaders offer their takes on what’s ahead for women in manufacturing Prairie Manufacturer Magazine is a proud supporter of the Women in Manufacturing initiative spearheaded by Canadian Manufacturers &

COVID-19 is exposing all our vulnerabilities, and it’s not done with us yet By Dr. Jason Kindrachuk It’s mid-November and I’m spent. It’s been a horrendously long eleven months now

Why business interruption should be a focus of every renewal with your insurance broker By Scott Feasy & Darren Rondeau For many manufacturers, a serious loss is often complex and

What’s driving the mental health conversation? Some of us will experience mental illness in the course of our lifetime, and almost all of us will experience mental health challenges (including