Whether as a musician, journalist, administrator, public servant or businessman, Jim Carr’s contributions to Manitoba are as many and varied as his distinguished career. The founding president and CEO of the Business Council of Manitoba since 1998, his leadership is credited with creating productive channels of communication between government and the business community. A graduate of McGill University, he is a former oboist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and later became its director of development, a trustee and member of its board of directors. He also served as executive director of the Manitoba Arts Council. From 1988 to 1992, he was a member of the Manitoba legislative assembly and served as deputy leader of the Liberal official opposition. An accomplished journalist, he wrote for the Globe and Mail and sat on the editorial board of the Winnipeg Free Press (1992-1997). His extensive board service includes the Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice. He is also director emeritus of the board of the Canada West Foundation and was a founding co-chair of the Winnipeg Poverty Reduction Council.
