New Winnipeg Police Service campaign

Thursday and Friday this week were devoted to the creation of new television spots and webisodes for the Winnipeg Police Service. Our crew was privileged to meet a number of caring and concerned Winnipeg Police Officers...thank you Mark, Brian, Sandra and Russ, Winnipeg Paramedics...thank you Jana, Tristan and Dan and concerned members of the public who had experienced traumatic events in their lives. Rick, Kayla, Jan and Eppie shared details of their often tragic stories and we extend our deepest thanks for their courage and our heartfelt sorrow for their loss.

With a rather elaborate 4 camera set up at Midcan and dedicated crew, Keith, Don, Conroy, Denise, Aleisha, Sami, Shaun and yours truly, we believe we have the makings of an incredible, effective campaign.

It will launch on February 13th and we'll post more details as they become available.

Thanks again to Mark and the members of the Winnipeg Police Service who have put their trust in us, James, Kerry, Randy and Steve.

And thanks Kelly at Midcan for the pics.

Thisisyourfuture.ca launch a huge success!

Just returned from Saskatoon where we had a hugely successful launch for our Aboriginal Role Model campaign for the Edwards School of Business. We received coverage from Global TV news, APTN and the Saskatoon Star Phoenix as well as from Rawlco Radio. Of course, Rawlco is largely responsible for the campaign through the generous support of owner Gordon Rawlinson, an alumnus of the University of Saskatchewan. It was a thrill to visit again with four of our role models and watch the excitement build on the faces of the students at the launch who were treated with the personal renditions of their stories by the role models and a brief demonstration of the website. Thanks to Elemental Motion Media for all the great work on the website and Keith from Energy Productions for the Role Model profiles. So many people to thank for this one....Denise, Lori, Adam, Keith, Amanda, Shaun, Kath, Shannon, Robin, Daniel, Kaleigh, Shaun, Cherrie, the list truly goes on and on.

Definitely the kind of project that makes me proud to be in this business.


Then went to visit Leanne Tameling at The Centre Mall.

We're excited that Leanne's baby is due in June.


Finished the whirlwind trip with a brief stint at Rawlco Radio studios where Leanne Bellegarde wowed engineer Sal and myself with her quick work on the Role Model radio spots and voice overs for 6 new profiles. Quite the pro.

It's a bit of a blur.

Since late November things have really heated up for Picante. Both business-wise and socially we've been kept extremely busy....all in a good way.

Kathryne hosted a birthday lunch for me. in mid-December.

It was followed the next day by a surprise 50th birthday party, planned and executed with enormous success by my sneaky husband and cohorts, Shaun and Kath. Most would not have thought it could have been pulled off...but pull it off they did indeed and I was completely blown away by a surprise party in my own house!!!















Picante published our first every cook book as a Christmas gift for clients and friends. It turned out really well and we'd like to thank David Lewis Photography, Leamarc Printing and, of course, Amanda for a fantastic layout. It proved to be very popular and we might just go to a second printing.

In other social news, Picante hosted a pre-Christmas open house which was really well attended and a good time was had by all.

On the business side....massage therapy commercials were completed. We're looking forward to them going to air on January 19th.

We started and completed a 15 minute video for Versatech Industries. Versatech is a non-profit organization that provides a workplace for adults with intellectual disabilities. The video aired to rave reviews at the Versatech Annual Dinner and Dance on January 10th. Our client, Richard Doyle was really pleased. A big thanks to Keith Neimor of Energy Productions, Don Lowe, Conroy Finnegan and the gang at Elemental who pulled out all the stops to get this completed over the Christmas break in time for the event. Conroy really went above and beyond by working with Versatech on all the lighting and production needs for the event, and by volunteering to record the evening.

Getting ready to launch this is Your Future, our Aboriginal Role Model campaign for the Edwards School of Business in Saskatoon. The news conference will be held on January 22nd and we'll have the website up and running for your perusal at that time. I encourage everyone to visit the website - these Role Model stories will profoundly affect you I'm sure.

And...the Winnipeg Police Service Just Slow Down campaign is now in high gear. We'll be shooting tv spots at the end of the month and launching at a press conference on February 13th. 711 has agreed to come on board as a corporate partner and there will be lots of exciting news about this campaign over the next few months.

AgMPower won Best Single Booth Display at the 2009 Crop Production Show. President Leo Kosokowsky was excited..."I thought we had a nice booth when we set up, and am thrilled that we won the award - what a bonus!". Kudos to Amanda for a fabulous booth design and Ken Stuart from The Sign Source.

Teen Touch is nearly ready to go to print. We had a fantastic photo shoot and the kids were terrific.

Gearing up for spring for Grant Park Shopping Centre and The Centre Mall in Saskatoon. And just getting started on the 2008 Annual Report for SaskCentral.

I'm back from an outstanding holiday in Cancun with a large group of family and friends. And..we're all excited about Amanda and Jeff's impending wedding on February 7th. But we're sure keeping her busy until she sneaks away.

And that's what's new at Picante!