News & Events

The 2018 edition of the Teddy Bears’ Picnic takes place on Sunday, May 27, and event organizers are looking for lab volunteers! The Picnic is in support of the Children’s Hospital Research Foundation and is known as a wonderful day that children from all over Winnipeg and Manitoba look forward to. MAHCP encourages its lab…

MAHCP has teamed up with Park’N Fly to offer a new member benefit: discounts on daily and weekly airport parking. Park’N Fly, which operates in seven Canadian cities, came into Winnipeg within the last couple years and is located at 820-A Berry Street, only a couple minutes from the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport.…

Now, more than ever, there’s a strong call-to-action to press forward and progress gender parity. There’s a strong call to #PressforProgress motivating and uniting friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be gender inclusive. Each year International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. The first International Women’s Day was held in…

The March issue of the MAHCP Newsletter is now available online and are in the process of being mailed out. Inside this issue you will find information on Member Advocate and Executive Council nominations, Scholarship applications and other updates.  

In March of each year, social workers throughout the country celebrate National Social Work Month in recognition of the contributions of social workers to society. The theme adopted by the CASW Board for the 2018 National Social Work Month celebrations is Bringing Change to Life.  To learn more about the Social Work profession visit the…

March is Child Life Month, a month dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the child life profession and the dedication and commitment that they show to their patients each and every day. For more information about the Child Life Profession click here.

National Nutrition Month celebrates dietitians as health care professionals, committed to using their specialized knowledge and skills in food and nutrition to improve the health of Canadians. For more information, click here.

  For the final couple weeks in January, MAHCP ran a contest where followers of our Facebook and Twitter pages could share our MAHCP Skilled Experts 30-second spot and be entered to win a $75 gift card. MAHCP launched a province-wide media campaign in December to raise the profile of our members and the crucial…

  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…

Dear MAHCP members, We are sending out this short reminder to all members to take precaution when it comes to your personal activities online while using the Employer’s internet. When it comes to using the Employer’s internet on work time for personal business, the Employer has the authority to discipline its employees. Therefore, we felt…

  As announced in the December 18, 2017 bulletin, the Healthcare Employees’ Benefits Plan (HEBP) Board is enabling employees affected by the recently announced healthcare layoffs to maintain coverage benefits. Employees who have been laid off will be allowed to prepay and maintain their benefits coverage for up to 12 consecutive months, regardless of whether…

  MAHCP launched a province-wide media campaign in December to raise the profile of our members and the crucial work that they do for Manitoba’s health care system. This ongoing campaign includes digital ads, television, billboards and a feature website landing page focused on educating and rallying Manitobans for their ongoing support of our cause.…