Alexandra Trotter is the Marketing and Communications Manager with the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. She has previously worked for Sysco Food Services - Marketing Associate, Browns Socialhouse -GM, and Sand Hills Casino - Marketing Manager. Alexandra is also a WSET level 3 certified wine instructor. Favourite radio station:  Hip Hop Nation Sirius XM – but mostly I listen to murder/true crime podcasts like “Wine and Crime” or “Casefile” Guilty pleasure TV program: If the question was favourite TV show it would hands down be Law & Order SVU. Butttt guilty pleasures right now are Rupaul’s Drag Race and Family Guy. Least favourite part about quarantine: Online shopping deliveries take longer. Best part about quarantine: Staying at home and drinking wine with our pups! Zeppelin and Led ???? Biggest regret in life: Not starting to learn about wine sooner! How has Trudeau handled the COVID 19 Virus: Sorry, who? Are you a foodie: Big time! Weirdest thing you have eaten: Fancy restaurants serve some weird Pâtés. I usually don’t even ask what’s in them or I wouldn’t be able to try them. Cat or dog person and why: Dog! But I love all animals ???? How/where did you meet your husband Jordan: Brandon is a pretty small city so we had met in passing a few times. But it was on Nov. 10th 2015 that sparks started to fly! We were out with a group of people and he and I got talking and really hit it off and have been inseparable ever since! Would you go to a Metallica concert: Yes, I am very hardcore. *See dog names as evidence of hardcoreness. Led, he’s a little Black Dog and Zeppelin, she’s a shepherd x. Greatest reward with your current job: Learning all the things about Ag! I don’t have an Ag background so I’ve learnt soooo much working with the Provincial Ex! A fun fact for you is that my husbands Great Great Grandfather was a shareholder with the Provincial Ex! I have his share from 1907 framed in my office. His name was Alexander Trotter! So we have an “Alex Trotter” share from 113 years ago and then an “Alex Trotter” share from 2020. Seinfeld or Prison Break, which would you watch: I watched Prison Break years ago... so I guess Seinfeld! Would you consider Brandon a liberal or conservative city: A little of one and a lot of the other. Business you would like to see open in Brandon: Chamois car wash! I was thinking about this yesterday. How many slurpees do you consume a year: 0-1 probably. Maybe 2 on a crazy year. Who would be Brandon’s top 3 most recognizable or known people: In no particular order: Darryl Wolski, James Ehnes, and probably someone in sports. Favourite local pizza: Dominos! It’s been a staple in my husband and I’s relationship since day 1! It was even the meal we had the night he proposed! I was almost too busy stuffing my face with boneless chicken bites to notice he was down on one knee!

You just got a diploma from your undergraduate or currently in your graduate study at Brandon University and you are planning to study business. Your issue now is how to financially support your studies. The good news is, universities are offering financial aid to higher education students in Canada. Finances can come in the form of scholarships, bursaries, prizes, and awards. What are these scholarships for business major? Continue reading to learn more. Best Scholarships in Business Studies Take a look at the following scholarship programs for your next academic level. ZONTA Club of Toronto Scholarship ZONTA Club’s student aid is offered to students who want to study business-related courses at any university across the country. The grant provides scholars with financial assistance amounting to $4000. This applies to female undergraduate students at 2-4 years of educational attainment. It’s important to meet the requirements like excellent grades and full-time enrollment status to be granted with this funding. Furthermore, an essay is also required for the study grant. Do not worry if you are not confident enough with your writing skills since you always have an opportunity to turn to essay writing service and try an online essay help in Toronto to ease your college life. So you can take your time and properly polish your own skills and prepare for further studies. Online MBA Academic Scholarships at the University of Essex The grant is given to students with an impressive educational background based on merit. Recipients are provided access to an affordable prestigious qualification. It allows you to study while working or while rearing your family since it is part-time and a hundred percent online. Note that you cannot combine this program with the school’s other scholarships. Canada's Top Talent Scholarships at UBC Sauder School of Business This award is offered to talented Canadian students who demonstrate academic excellence and exceptional aptitude. It grants an amount ranging from $10,000 up to $40,000. You are eligible for this funding if you are from Canada and an MBA degree applicant in any subject. Taking its admission test and meeting the school requirements are necessary. Applicants are also expected to have fluency in their English speaking, comprehension, and writing. Working Adults Tuition Bursary at Yorkville University The university offers this full-tuition bursary to two students: one from its Ontario campus and another one from its British Columbia campus. It covers the full tuition of the selected recipients. The bursary is available for BBA students who are at least 18 years old. Make yourself eligible as a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident. Another thing is to comply with the admission requirements for the BBA program. Academic Excellence Scholarships at the University of Canada West This studentship is granted to students demonstrating exceptional grades. The award covers the tuition fee but not more than the full amount. It applies to those who will be studying Bachelor of Commerce, MBA, and Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication. To secure your continuous financial support, be sure to meet your preferred program’s requirements and conditions. Bronfman, Allan, Family Scholarship at the I.H. Asper School of Business This is a student fund from the Allan Bronfman Family Bursaries. The bursary is awarded to students who met the admission requirements for the I.H. Asper’s MBA program. If selected by its committee, you have to enroll as a full-time student for the next academic year. You should demonstrate your financial need on the University of Manitoba’s application for a bursary to qualify for the funding. An amount of $1000 will be given to the successful candidate. Make sure to maintain excellent grades in your MBA for continuous support. Currie, Bruce Memorial Scholarship at the University of Manitoba The scholarship award is available for graduating MBA students with the best qualities in generosity, congeniality, and leadership. This, of course, is in combination with the successful candidate’s academic achievement. It funds $100 to the recipient alongside a gift and a trophy with your name engraved on it. See to it that you have excellent grades in your academics.   You can be a professional even without paying for your business education with the business scholarships provided above. The requirements are given for you to assess and prepare for your business degree. To acquire it, you may need assistance from the essay helper. If writing is not your thing, try to get an essay writing help. Consider any of these offerings and realize your dreamed business career.

A new trend making the way across the country involves people putting together gift baskets of goodies to leave on strangers doorsteps, with a tagline of "You've been ninja'd". The concept is essentially to deliver a gift basket to someone's doorstep, ring the doorbell, and then disappear quickly without being seen (like a ninja), in an effort to keep the gift anonymous. The gesture came about as a way to spread good cheer and kindness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Items in the gift basket may include a little bit of everything including wine, snacks, makeup, gift-ware, clothing, books & more. According to participant Erika Brittany Shelvey, it's basically a giant game of ding, dong, ditch. Except you leave a gift. Most towns and cities have Facebook groups called “wine ninja”. These groups serve as a central information centre where everyone who would like to participate posts their address and people can just choose a random address or someone they know. Erika is just one of many ninja's leaving gifts for people. She has left 16 gifts on doorsteps (11 this evening alone) in the Shilo and Spruce Woods area and she doesn't plan on stopping just yet. "I love giving gifts so this wine ninja’ing is right up my alley! A lot of people post pictures of their gifts saying they have had a bad day and we’re so grateful, and that’s where the joy comes from" said Erika. Brandon's Samantha Krystal Shupe and her family are also participating. So far they have made 6 wine ninja bags, 2 maternity bags, and 6 kids activity bags. They selected 3 wine and 3 kids ninja bags to go to people that they knew and the other 3 were random. Her kids picked a number between 1-11 (address lists on each page) then an address that didn't have a symbol and then they delivered. Her kids played the ninja's.  For the maternity gift bags, she created a post asking for addresses or someone to nominate someone expecting so they can be included as well. These they put names in a hat and dropped them off! "It's a great activity to lift everyone spirits, it's been fun for our family" Samantha told bdnmb.ca. "The admins for the pages are amazing and do a great job on updating the lists" she added. The Brandon Manitoba Wine Ninjas Facebook group page can be found here. A recent thread was also started on the People of Brandon Facebook page with pictures and postings of various gift baskets being left on doorsteps and links to different groups within the city.

Finding new ways to entertain yourself at home is never a bad idea. As we’ve now come to appreciate in a more real way than ever before, the variety and capacity of online communities is truly astonishing. Regardless of what it is you’re looking to try your hand at, chances are you’ll be able to find a dynamic online community just waiting to embrace you. From education to entertainment, socializing to support groups, the internet has so much to offer and you don’t even need to change out of your pajamas in order to take advantage of it. If you’ve been thinking about trying a new online hobby but are not quite sure where to get started, here are some ideas to get you going. Try your luck at a game If it has been years since you learned a new game, be that a card game, board game, or video game, now is a great time to change that. The online gaming apparatus is hugely sophisticated and offers so many great opportunities to discover something you truly take pleasure in playing. If you miss the social aspect of playing at a big casino but can’t get to one right now, check out the many legal online casinos for Canadians that offer all sorts of great bonuses, beginner incentives, and playing opportunities. Or maybe you miss getting together on Saturday nights with your friends or family to play different board games. Did you know many of these are now available to play online? It’s a great way to stay connected as well as give yourself a chance to laugh, relax, and have some fun without ever leaving the house. Do something special with all your digital photos Although physical scrapbooking is still a great idea if you’re looking to make a special keepsake for your family, have you ever thought about taking your photo cropping and collage making skills online? If you find yourself with a little extra time to play around on the computer, why not brush up on those editing and photoshop skills and create a truly stunning digital album of your friends or family. Not only is it better for the environment than making a physical album, it is also easier to share with loved ones all across the world. Check out some of the easy-to-use tools available and get started today. Get your dance on People may joke about only feeling comfortable dancing in their own living room, but it might surprise you to learn how many of them are actually doing it. There are so many great online dance classes available, whether you’re looking to participate solo or as a couple. Regardless of the style of dance you’re looking to explore, you’ll be able to find many tutorial videos and ever live classes where you can personally connect with teachers and other dancers. Some of the live classes require a paid subscription to participate, but overall it seems that the quality of the instruction is quite high. Teachers are happy to provide one-on-one guidance and commentary to help you improve your skills in no time. Become a movie buff Go beyond Netflix and discover a genre of film that you’ve always been curious about but have never fully explored. There is so much high-quality content available online, and with many services providing free introductory offers, you can usually get a few weeks or even a month of streaming completely free. That should give you enough time to decide whether or not you’ve found a service that you’d like to continue paying for, and either way – you’ll have gotten some free entertainment and can now impress your friends with your niche film knowledge.

If you were to pull into any farmyard in Westman and take a peek in the front closet, you'd likely see some plaid, a few pairs of coveralls, and a dusty old ballcap, all part of the uniform for the stereotypical farmer. At first glance, the Lepp sisters Cassandra and Stefanie may not fit the style found in most farmers' closets, but they can pull a wrench, stack a bale and drive a tractor better than most. The sisters who help run Rivers Air Spray, a family businesses just north of Brandon, have developed a social media / online following showcasing their love for fashion and farming. "We have always enjoyed expressing ourselves through our style, and at the same time, we are equally as comfortable in our workwear. We think that is an important message to send out to young girls and all women," Cassandra told BDNMB. "Stefanie went to modeling school and has always loved photography. We were and are constantly told we do not look like farmers. We started our page to empower anyone to chase their passion." The sisters have over 19,8000 followers on Instagram (@thetulepps), and although the online presence plays a significant role in their life, they know where the real priorities are. Cassandra and Stefanie are the ground crew for their father as he flies his Dromader and 802F Air Tractor all over Westman while helping their two brothers market a commercial sweep that is sold worldwide. Their unique collection of photos showcases the two sisters changing the oil in the tractor, helping at harvest time, unloading grain, and playing with the family dogs, all while displaying an impressive eye for fashion, makeup, style, and art. It may be an unconventional look behind the curtain into the world of farming, but the Lepp’s know they are making an impact. "We think it is important, especially for young girls, to see women comfortably glammed up or with no makeup fixing a tractor.  What we put out is very much who we are, and we are humbled by the support we have received. We have been told we have inspired other women to get in the tractors or do something they are uncomfortable with, and that is really rewarding for us." While they may not define themselves as trailblazers, the Lepp sisters know that the dynamic of the family farm has changed drastically in the last 40 years. Long gone are the days where papa went to work in the field, while mama stayed home and cooked up the meal. Women are more involved in the day to day operations of the farm than ever before, something the Lepp’s are proud to help showcase. "We share positivity, individuality, empowerment, mental health awareness, and facts about agriculture, “added Cassandra. "We want our page to be a positive one. We want to share our lifestyle with the general public to show the world what the ag community provides to society and not what the media often shows.  Farmers are some of the smartest, multitalented, hard-working, and kind people we have ever met."