News & Events

Dear Fellow MAHCP Members, More change is coming for those members who will be transitioning to Shared Health.  MAHCP has been advised by the employer that the following groups will be affected by this transition: – All Health Sciences Centre (HSC) employees – All WRHA Diagnostic Imaging employees including Cardiology and Echocardiology – EMS province-wide…

We’re full of gratitude to you, our MAHCP members! There are 14 participants in the inaugural MAHCP Video Contest, and we’re so pleased with the effort of our membership. For that we say a tremendous THANK YOU. The wonderfully creative entries that we have received include members in the fields of occupational therapy, speech language…

Congratulations to Manitoba’s Cardiology Technologists.  For more information about cardiology technology please visit the Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists  and Manitoba  Association of Cardiology Technologists websites.

We have a winner for the month of January! Congratulations to Erin Crawford, an MAHCP Member Advocate, for being our third Window Sticker contest winner. This contest is open to all MAHCP members and the monthly prize is a $50 gift card of the winner’s choice. Here’s how to enter: Please place this sticker in…

  Therapeutic Recreation is a process that utilizes functional intervention, education and recreation participation to enable persons with physical, cognitive, emotional and/or social limitations to acquire and/or maintain the skills, knowledge and behaviours that will allow them to enjoy their leisure optimally, function independently with the least amount of assistance and participate as fully as…

You may have seen some news regarding the upcoming Health Care Bargaining Unit Representation Votes on social media, in print or on television in the past week.  Last week, the Manitoba government announced new regulations that further define the Community and Facility Sectors under the Health Sector Bargaining Unit Review Act, the legislation that is…

The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals is kicking off its ‘One Strong Voice’ Open House Tour in Brandon on Jan. 31, 2019. The meeting in Brandon – as will be the case for all meetings scheduled for this tour – is open to all Provincial health care employees in Professional/Technical/Paramedical who would like to…

There is one week left in our MAHCP Video Contest – the submission deadline is Jan. 31, 2019. The prizes for this contest are spectacular! First prize is $1,500, Second prize is $1,000 and Third prize is $500. Please visit www.mahcp.ca/videocontest for more information on the rules and on how to submit your videos. Entries…

The MAHCP Executive Council is pleased to announce the addition of Tim Smith as Executive Liaison to President Bob Moroz and Council. Tim comes to MAHCP from the non-profit charitable sector. He previously served as project manager for Manitoba’s minister of health, advising on policy, communications, outreach and issue management, capping a five-year career in…

There are TWO WEEKS left in our MAHCP Video Contest – the deadline is Jan. 31, 2019. The prizes for this contest are spectacular! First prize is $1,500, Second prize is $1,000 and Third prize is $500. We welcome submissions from individual members or groups of members. Please keep in mind that if you are…

Call it sweet serendipity. When MAHCP’s Communications Committee recommended to Executive Council late last year that we sponsor the Ironman Outdoor Curling Bonspiel this February, we had no idea that the event’s honouree would be one of our own. Michael Kleiman, who has been an MAHCP member for 19 years and has served on the…

The Government of Manitoba is drastically reducing the number of unions representing health care workers in our province. They are doing this by asking you to vote for which union will represent your interests and needs in the future. With 50 years of experience representing MAHCP members, we are the experts in advocating for the…