Installing drywall on a ceiling is more difficult than installing it on a wall, simply because of its weight and the effects of gravity.
When installing drywall on the ceiling, it’s always good to have a couple of willing frien...
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Along with announcing that rents will be limited to a 1.5-per-cent increase in 2005, Manitoba Finance Minister Greg Selinger said that the provincial rent control regime will be reviewed.
When undertaking the review, the finance mini...
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August was another record-setting month for MLS® sales, according to figures released this week by the Winnipeg Real Estate Board.
“The market never ceases to amaze me,” said WREB president Cliff King.
August M...
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In last week’s column, the focus was on national housing price trends and how housing has paid off handsomely for those who purchased a home five or 10 years ago.
This week, we’re focusing on the effect of the upwar...
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by Bruce Cherney
Three years ago, the Canadian Hockey Association defied historical accuracy and proclaimed that the Toronto Granites had won Canada’s first Olympic gold medal in hockey. But, the reality is that a Winnipeg team...
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Some people create problems for themselves by using the wrong nails. So, here are some things to deep in mind when you undertake your next home handyman project.
When using nails outside, they should always be galvanized. Ordin...
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Almost all Canadian homeowners say their home is worth more now than when they purchased it, according to a CIBC/Decima Mortgage Poll.
But, while homeowners feel values are on the rise, the same poll showed that eight of 10 potential...
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Americans are not “idiots.” Despite all the rantings of Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish about “the coalition of the idiots,” our neighbours to the south are far from mentally challenged. In fact, Americans are downright c...
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Canada’s MLS® residential home sales soared to a record high of 456,503 closed transactions in 2004, a 4.8 per cent gain over 2003, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association.
It was the fourth consecutive year...
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Fresh off the Winnipeg Real Estate Board’s best MLS® sales in 17 years and a record-shattering dollar volume that eclipsed $1 billion by September 2004, it is not difficult to state the
obvious — the buoya...
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