by Bruce Cherney
Winnipeg may never realize the lofty growth spurt of over 100 years ago, but in the 2000s it is steadily gaining ground after years of near stagnation in the 1990s.
The Conference Board of Canada projects that...
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People were happy, giddy and
excited about sharing a significant
moment in the history of Winnipeg and Manitoba.
Their experience started even before reaching the entrance of the new MTS Centre. Search...
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“You can only hope you’ll be successful,” said Cliff Palmer at the ceremony celebrating the completion of the 50th Housing Opportunity Partnership home at 530 Langside St. in the city’s West End.
It was Palmer...
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Manitoba Family Services and Housing and the Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation hosted a think-tank session this week with a number of key housing stakeholders. The aim was to seek their input and feedback on the progress thus far to ...
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by Bruce Cherney
The football gods didn’t shine on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who failed to make the Canadian Football League play-offs this year.
The Bombers’ last Grey Cup win was over a decade ago in 1990....
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Many homeowners who have a wood-burning, open-face fireplace have ceased using the fireplace or use it only on special occasions. This type of fireplace may actually remove more heat from your home than it produces. This is due to the amoun...
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It’s a tax shift, not a tax grab.
That’s how the Winnipeg Real Estate Board and the Manitoba Real Estate
Association want the province to see the elimination of education funding from property taxes.
L...
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Despite a significant drop in housing starts last month, year-to-date construction totals in Winnipeg and the surrounding
municipalities were still four per cent greater than a year ago, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing...
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The headlines are positive, citing job growth, immigration, consumer confidence, new home construction, historically low interest rates and inflation under control.
And with all the positives and stability in every sector of Manitoba...
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by Bruce Cherney
On July 29, 1914 Britain had warned its colonies that all was not well and they should make preparations for the possible outbreak of war.
Under the initiative of premier Sir Richard McBride, British Columbia ...
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