In private enterprise and in voluntary service, Arthur Mauro has contributed to the economic, civic and cultural life of Manitoba. His contributions span the law, higher education, charities, health services, advanced research, national and provincial aspects of public policy sport, aboriginal affairs, community development, business development, the fine arts, and national unity.
As a lawyer, he is a leading expert in the field of transportation, especially as it relates to the North, and he is counsel to Manitoba’s largest law firm, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson. He was the CEO of Investors Group and a director of a number of Canada’s major businesses. As an educator, he has been a lecturer and Chancellor of the University of Manitoba.
The son of Italian immigrants, he has served as Honourary Vice Consul of Italy.
His community service record includes serving as: chair of Winnipeg Community Chest, chair of St. Paul’s College Board of Directors, chair Winnipeg Art Gallery Foundation Inc., chair Province of Manitoba Skills Training Advisory Committee, chair 1991 Grey Cup Festival Committee, hair of the Board of St. Boniface Hospital, chair Winnipeg Jets Steering Committee, chair of Negotiations on Internal Trade, chair The Catholic Foundation of Manitoba, deputy chair of St. Boniface Hospital Research Foundation, president of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, director of North Portage Development Corporation, director Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, member – Dorais Charities Inc., member – The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, director – Business Council of Manitoba, member – The Council for Canadian Unity, member – Winnipeg Millennium Council.
