Issue link: http://digital.canadawide.com/i/593532
WHILE MANITOBANS MAY NOT know the company by name, they know Raber Glove Manufacturing's iconic product, Garbage Mitts, like the back of their hand. Now in its 75th year, the locally owned and operated company is still creating the classic hand warmers, so named because City of Winnipeg garbage men were fond of wearing the reliable mitts during the cold prairie winters. "When people tell me – if they're fellow Manitobans or from up north – that they are warm, that's all I need to hear. What a better testing crowd than our frigid Winnipeg winters?" says Howard Raber, owner of Raber Glove and grandson of founder Abraham Raber. Garbage Mitts, as well as the other 20-plus models of gloves and mitts that Raber produces, aren't just made in Manitoba, they're made for Manitoba, standing up to the snow, ice and bitter winds. While competitors have tried to replicate the popular items or claim to 16 G O I N G P L A C E S | W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 raber glove manufacturing, (mitt box, employee) lea currie Best Mitts, base Hands Down have products suitable for cold weather, the quality and consistency created by this Canadian company cannot be matched. "It's an artisan craft," says Raber. e men and women who know cold weather better than anyone keep Raber Glove products close at hand, with clientele including the Winnipeg Police Service, Department of National Defence, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Hollywood film crews and, of course, CAA. All CAA Manitoba drivers are now outfitted with Raber Gloves' Piggyback Work Gloves, to keep their hands warm while they work hard for our members, whether boosting a car, changing a tire or towing a vehicle. May we suggest dubbing them the Tow Mitts? CAA members can save on Garbage Mitts with exclusive pricing at CAA Manitoba service centres or online at shop.caamanitoba.com. See page 15 for details.