Archive : 2004

Rent control reform across Canada

by Tonya Moreton Manitoba and Quebec residential rental property owners and managers remain hopeful that their governments will follow the lead of provinces like B.C. and Alberta while investigating possible changes to their Resident...

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Another tax increase?

In 2003, the city of Winnipeg collected 9.1 per cent less in real per capita municipal property taxes than it did in 1990, according to the study, Straight Talk: Property Taxes in Western Canada’s Big Six, by Casey Vander Ploeg of the...

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Market still very buoyant

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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Installation of polysterene insulation

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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Installation of polysterene insulation

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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Housing and transit

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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Organize workshop

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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