The province has seconded Kurt Janzen from the Crown corporation to serve as the new director of Manitoba's COVID-19 immunization clinics, a spokesperson for the Progressive Conservative government said Friday in a statement.
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Liquor manager seconded to role By: Larry Kusch | Posted: 2:36 PM CST Friday, Jan. 22, 2021
Last Modified: 5:57 PM CST Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 | Updates
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The Pallister government has hired a Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries district manager as provincial director of its COVID-19 immunization clinics.
Kurt Janzen, who joined the Crown corporation in 2005 and holds an MBA from the University of Fredericton, will serve in the role for approximately six to nine months, an internal MLL memo says.
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Kurt Janzen in 2013 while MLL regional sales manager.
The Jan. 20 memo says Janzen accepted the position last week and will return to Liquor & Lotteries once his term with the province is done.