OUR TRUE NORTH As each hockey season comes and goes, we see just how quickly time passes in this business. With another beautiful Manitoba summer coming to an end, leading us into a new NHL and AHL season and a new event calendar, it seems like the right time to reflect back on what we achieved in 2018-19, as well as to look ahead to another exciting year of sports, entertainment and community engagement. Since day one, we have been guided by a vision to become an integral asset to this community and to be a source of pride for those who choose to call it home. As well, we have been driven by a purpose to become a pre-eminent organization within the leagues and industries in which we operate, and to build championship teams. As you will see in the pages that follow, the pursuit continues. This year’s Report to the Community, our third edition, walks you through the entire operation of True North Sports + Entertainment before turning to our various activities in the community and the work of our True North Youth Foundation. As I paged through the draft, I was struck by two things: one, everything that we have achieved over the past 23 years has been the result of an organic process of re-investment; and two, none of it could have happened without the committed effort of True North’s team of employees, and our community who has partnered with and supported our teams, venues, and community initiatives. On behalf of my family, my partner David Thomson, and everyone at True North, thank you for that support. We are truly humbled by it and equally excited about what the future holds for this community.
Respectfully,
Mark J. Chipman Executive Chairman and Governor, Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club True North Sports + Entertainment
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