Family Services and Labour
Manitoba Labour Board
500-175 Hargrave Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
R3C 3R8
Phone : (204) 945-3783
Facsimile : (204) 945-1296
Board members
Employer Representatives
Jim H. Baker C.A.
Elizabeth M. (Betty) Black
Christiane Devlin
Robert N. Glass
Colleen Johnston
Paul J. LaBossiere
Chris Lorenc, B.A., LL.B.
Yvette Milner
Harvey Miller
Brian Peto
Darcy Strutinsky
Denis E. Sutton
Jim Witiuk
Mel V. Wyshynski
Appointed in 2000, he is president and CEO of the Manitoba Hotel Association (MHA). Prior to his employment with the MHA, Mr. Baker was a partner in a chartered accountancy firm for 20 years. He is an executive member of the Hotel Association of Canada and past chair of the Manitoba Tourism Education Council. He was co-chair of the athletes' villages during the 1999 Pan Am Games and has been active as a community volunteer. He currently is the chair of the Friends of the Elmwood Cemetery, a director of the Winnipeg Convention Centre and a member of the Manitoba Employers Council.
Appointed in 1985, she is a Fellow, Certified Human Resource Professional (FCHRP) and holds a Certificate in Human Resource Management from the University of Manitoba. Ms. Black has over 30 years’ experience in senior Human Resource Management roles in the private and public sectors in both union and non-union environments in the areas of manufacturing, hospitality, financial services and consulting. She is a member and Past President of the Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba and has instructed in the Human Resource Management Certificate program at the University of Manitoba. She has served in voluntary leadership roles with the YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg, the United Way of Winnipeg and numerous other community organizations.
Appointed in 2002, she has held senior management positions in human resources, integrating human resources within the business needs of companies in the communication and printing, agriculture, manufacturing, health care, and retail co-operative industries. Christiane is currently the Manager, Human Resources with the Kleysen Group. Ms. Devlin's human resource management experience includes both unionized and non-unionized workplaces.
Appointed in 2008, he is a Labour Relations/Personnel Consultant-Negotiator with professional qualifications and extensive experience in labour/management relations including negotiation of contracts, collective agreement interpretation and an in-depth knowledge of organized labour, employment policy, hazard control and loss management. He has experience in the communications industry, government, health care and the construction industry. His educational background is from the University of Manitoba, University of Montreal, Safety Leadership Programs and Human Resource Professional Certification.
Appointed in 1993, she is the Manager, Human Resources for the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission and the president of Integre Human Resource Consulting. Mrs. Johnston is a graduate of the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Education and is a Fellow of the Certified Human Resource Professionals. She is a past president of the Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba (HRMAM), a founding director of the Canadian Council of Human Resource Associations and a former member of the Regulatory Review Committee of the Canada Labour Code in Ottawa. She has represented Canadian employers at the United Nations in Geneva and is currently an active member of the Designation Review Committee of the HRMAM, a member of the Board of Directors of CAA Manitoba and a member of the HR Advisory Panel at the University of Manitoba.
Appointed in 1999, he is currently president of P.M.L. Maintenance Ltd. Mr. LaBossiere is past co-chair of the Employers Task Force on Workers Compensation, a member of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, parliamentarian government affairs advisor and past president of the Building Owners and Managers Association, a member of the Manitoba Employers Council and is a frequent international speaker on issues pertaining to the maintenance and service industries. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Building Services Contractors Association International (37 countries). He is the Past Board President of the Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE) and a member of the Board of the PTE Foundation Trust. His past affiliations include vice-chair and treasurer of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and on the Advisory Committee for the Continuing Education Department at the University of Manitoba. He is a trustee of Opimian Vineyard Trust.
Appointed in 2003, he is currently president of the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association, president of the Western Canada Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association, founding member and chair of the Western Canada Transportation System Strategy Group and member of the Board of CentrePort Canada Inc. He has an extensive background in public policy writing related to trade and transportation, infrastructure, workplace safety and health. A lawyer by background, Mr. Lorenc graduated from the University of Manitoba with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees. He is a former Winnipeg city councillor having served for 9 years between 1983 and 1992. During his tenure on Council, he chaired a number of standing committees and held a variety of senior positions. He has also served and continues to serve on a number of boards of business, cultural, community and hospital organizations.
Appointed in 2010, he is the Executive Director of the Merit Contractors Association of Manitoba. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Manitoba and a Master of Arts Degree in Psychology from the University of Victoria. Mr. Miller has extensive senior management experience in both public and not for profit agencies, including the Workers Advisory Office and the Workers Compensation Board. He has served on numerous volunteer boards, and is a past president of the Winnipeg Mental Health Association and the Manitoba Biathlon Association.
Appointed in 1996, Ms. Milner is a Safety and Disability Management Consultant and President of On-Site Safety and Health Management Solutions, a consulting company specializing in assisting companies to manage injury and illness in the workplace. Past experience includes Director of Safety and Disability Management with Deloitte; President Milner Consulting, a company specializing in Safety and Disability Claims Management; Human Resources Coordinator, Manitoba Health; and Assistant Director of Rehabilitation Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. Active in the Manitoba business community, Ms. Milner is involved in the Manitoba’s Employer’s Council and the Employer’s Task Force on Workers Compensation.
Appointed in 2011, he has over 36 years experience in the human resource field in the retail, manufacturing and financial services sectors. Mr. Peto’s experience has been at the senior human resource level and he has served on the board of directors of the Cooperative Superannuation Society, one of Canada's largest defined contribution pension plans. He is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg and Red River Community College. Mr. Peto is a former cabinet member of the United Way of Winnipeg and past president of the Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba.
Appointed in 2008, he is currently the Director of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Labour Relations Secretariat, representing health care employers throughout the province in collective bargaining and other labour relations matters. Previously he was engaged in providing human resource/labour relations services at the Health Sciences Centre, Seven Oaks General Hospital and University of Manitoba. Mr. Strutinsky is a member of the Manitoba Labour Management Review Committee, Arbitration Advisory Sub-Committee and was a founding trustee of the Healthcare Employees Pension Plan.
Appointed in 1983, he has had extensive training in business administration and human resource management and has extensive experience in labour relations in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Sutton has served as chairperson of the Industrial Relations Committee, Manitoba Branch of the Canadian Manufacturers Association, chairperson of the Western Grain Elevator Association Human Resource Committee, chairperson of the Conference Board of Canada, Council of Human Resource Executives (West) and is an active member of many labour relations committees and associations. Mr. Sutton is presently employed as Executive Vice President of Human Resources at IMRIS Inc.
Appointed in 2004, he is currently director of Labour Relations for Canada Safeway Limited with responsibility for labour relations matters in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario. Mr. Witiuk sits on a number of trusteed health and welfare and pension plans as a management trustee and is a member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. He is a past member of the Employment and Immigration Board of Referees. He currently serves on the provincial government's Labour Management Review Committee, serves on that group's Arbitration Advisory Sub-Committee and is an active member of the Manitoba Employers Council. He is on the Board of Directors of MEBCO (Multi Employee Benefit Plan Council of Canada). He is a graduate of Carleton University in Ottawa.
Appointed in 2004, he retired from Inco Limited, Manitoba Division in late 2001 after a 40 year career in the mining industry. At the time of his retirement, Mr. Wyshynski was president of the division and had held that position since 1997. He is also past president of the Mining Association of Manitoba Inc. He is actively involved in the Dauphin community where he sits on a number of volunteer boards and is associated with many community initiatives. In addition to this, he is involved with a number of organizations. In 2006, he was appointed a director of Smook Brothers (Thompson) Ltd.
