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Manitoba 150

The Event

To mark our province’s 150th anniversary, the Manitoba 150 Host Committee invited Manitobans to celebrate, learn, build, and explore. We saw this milestone as an opportunity to tell stories, show off our destinations, highlight successes, and demonstrate the joy that comes from being United in Celebration.

Manitoba 150 invited us all to:

  • Discover our beauty
  • Meet our people
  • Experience our cultures
  • Explore our history

Although the celebration was delayed and then altered by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Manitobans showed up, exhibited tremendous resilience, and in the end, demonstrated the spirit of sharing that makes us all proud. We are stronger when we come together, which makes Manitoba 150’s theme – “United in celebration – Unis dans la fête” – even more meaningful.

Photo Credits :

Jude Votto

OUR ROLE

As President & CEO, Manitoba 150 Host Committee, Jason Smith of Smith Events reported to the Minister of Sport, Culture & Heritage and the Manitoba 150 board of directors. He envisioned and implemented all M programs, events, structures and initiatives as they related to the Province’s 150th anniversary in 2020 (later extending into 2021).

In addition, he was responsible for liaising with Province of Manitoba, the City of Winnipeg and other key stakeholders to ensure alignment and fulfillment of project goals and guided and supported project committees including Events & Venues, Finance & Private Sector Engagement, Community Engagement, Protocol and the Indigenous Advisory Committee.

In the unique situation of the pandemic, he re-visioned and implemented programming, staffing, budgeting, scheduling and general strategic direction as it related to COVID-19 and the reallocation of events to 2021.