The leader of the University of Manitoba’s business school is stepping down.

Bruno Silvestre will conclude his time as dean of the I.H. Asper School of Business effective Sept. 1, after nearly five years in the role. He will relocate to B.C., where he’s accepted the position of dean of the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria.

Silvestre joined the U of M in 2016, and served in multiple leadership roles within Asper. He was a professor in supply chain management and held positions as associate dean of professional graduate programs and strategic partnerships, and director of the Transport Institute.

The academic, who previously held appointments at the University of Winnipeg, Simon Fraser University and University of Sussex, among others, was appointed acting dean in October 2021, and dean in July 2022.

The company behind real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield Winnipeg is aiming to create a 400-acre development in CentrePort Canada.

MMI Group has submitted an application to the City of Winnipeg. If approved, it’s aiming to sell its first industrial lots by mid 2027, said Martin McGarry, MMI chief executive.

The industrial park would be built in three phases. McGarry estimates the project, called Sturgeon Business Park, will cost between $60 million and $100 million.

MMI Group already owns the Steele Business Park in CentrePort, on the Rural Municipality of Rosser’s side. The trimodal port spans Rosser and Winnipeg; Rosser’s side is more advanced at this point.

Palliser Furniture has been acquired by MotoMotion, a designer and manufacturer of furniture and furniture components headquartered in China.

Palliser says it will remain based in Winnipeg, where its corporate office will continue to serve as a centre for product development, design, marketing, sales, customer service and brand leadership.

The deal took effect on May 29. No terms were disclosed.

The transaction does not include EQ3 or its Canadian manufacturing operations, which will continue to operate independently under separate ownership, leadership and management.

The federal government is seeking public feedback ahead of potential changes to a nascent Manitoba gold mine.

Alamos Gold aims to update its Lynn Lake site layout to expand the open pit footprint and increase mined tonnage by roughly 12 per cent. The open pit gold mine and metal mill — around 1,000 kilometres north of Winnipeg — underwent a project assessment in 2023.

On its website, Alamos says the mine will produce 186,000 ounces of gold annually. It’s beginning construction on a road network and workers’ camp, among other things.

The project changes would see an 8.2 per cent increase in the infrastructure and project development area, according to a notice from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.

The leader of the University of Manitoba’s business school is stepping down.

Bruno Silvestre will conclude his time as dean of the I.H. Asper School of Business effective Sept. 1, after nearly five years in the role. He will relocate to B.C., where he’s accepted the position of dean of the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria.

Silvestre joined the U of M in 2016, and served in multiple leadership roles within Asper. He was a professor in supply chain management and held positions as associate dean of professional graduate programs and strategic partnerships, and director of the Transport Institute.

The academic, who previously held appointments at the University of Winnipeg, Simon Fraser University and University of Sussex, among others, was appointed acting dean in October 2021, and dean in July 2022.