PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology,(MITT) www.mitt.ca MITT is a post-secondary institution offering industry-driven, student-focused education in the areas of applied business, design and manufacturing technologies, health care, human services, information and communication technology, and skilled trades. We provide affordable, timely, skills-based education for learners seeking career entry or in-demand competencies at any point in life. n Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities www.ambm.ca The AMBM serves as the voice of bilingual municipal governments in Manitoba. Our members include 16 bilingual municipalities throughout the province. Together, they represent Manitoba’s bilingual municipal leadership. We work to shape the provincial and national agendas, and deliver tools and solutions that empower bilingual municipal governments to tackle today’s local challenges and achieve concrete results for our Francophone and bilingual communities. As DSFM celebrates its 30-year milestone, these twin priorities of infrastructure growth and talent acquisition will shape the division’s next chapter, ensuring the vibrant Franco-Manitoban educational tradition continues to flourish throughout the province for generations to come. were born here, so they have the choice to go to a private school, to an immersion school, to an English school, or a DSFM school to work.” This situation creates a hiring imbalance that requires proactive recruitment efforts. “English speaking teachers cannot come to our school, so we lose teachers sometimes,” Laberge notes. “We need to constantly be alert to go to virtual fairs, to go to any kind of fairs. Just recently, I sent people to Moncton for a recruiting fair.” 10 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 04
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