Provincial Nominee Program and Mayor Martin Harder

Mayor Martin Harder: - The first immigrants started to arrive here in 1997 under a pilot project that would eventually be called the Provincial Nominee Program. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Winkler Mayor Martin Harder said the major companies in the area all have English-training courses for immigrants. Photo Store Winklers Meridian Manufacturing develops grain bins, among other products. It has had trouble attracting more workers. Photo Store Manitoba's population was stagnant at the time and on the verge of slipping back. A defeatist attitude was setting in. Some people said Manitoba would never grow because no one wanted to live in this climate. Enlarge Image (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.