With Thanksgiving in the books and Hallowe’en just around the corner, the real estate market in Winnipeg is still “treating” buyers and sellers to record activity.
The numbers are in for September and month-over-mon...
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by Bruce Cherney
The Wuskwatim Dam in northern Manitoba has cleared another hurdle. The Clean Environment Commission has released its final report which concluded that the 200-megawatt, $800-million generating station is justified, v...
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Rigid insulation commonly used in home construction consists of “bead” or “extruded” boards made from polystyrene.
Closed cell polystyrene is used to make rigid boards that are normally sandwiched betwee...
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Rigid insulation commonly used in home construction consists of “bead” or “extruded” boards made from polystyrene.
Closed cell polystyrene is used to make rigid boards that are normally sandwiched betwee...
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Portland, Oregon is one of the cities that is frequently used by pundits as an example of the direction Winnipeg should follow in its approach to public services and land-use.
The former lumber town has transformed itself into ...
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One was a community activist and athlete, the other was one of Canada’s most renowned artists. What they both have in common is that they were inducted last week into the Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame.
John Carl Ridd and Lione...
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Think of the tasks that you perform most often when organizing your workshop. Arrange your tools so that they are out of the way but easy to reach. A pegboard offers handy, easily arranged storage. For better protection of tools, a hanging ...
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This is a follow-up to a column in August on the Winnipeg Real Estate Board Commercial Division’s very active role and participation in the city’s proposed amendments to industrial zoning under Bylaw 6400.
Last fall, the ...
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But for an imaginary line drawn by two governments who knew little about the West, today’s St. Boniface could very well have been in Pembina, North Dakota. The drawing of a boundary line, however — along with the wishes of Hudso...
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How much power does a mayor have?
Consider the case of Bus Rapid Transit. Many of the councillors who voted in favour of BRT under Mayor Glen Murray have voted against it since Sam Katz became mayor, including the chair and two of th...
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