Question: We want to brighten the surroundings in our home by giving it a face-lift. We have decided to start with the kitchen. We haven’t decided whether to redo the cabinets or take everything out and start over. What are some of th...
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A Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque has been recently unveiled to commemorate the national historic significance of Frank Leith Skinner of Dropmore, Manitoba, one of Canada’s most respected and innovative horticultur...
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The Winnipeg Real Estate Board has always been proud of its involvement in affordable housing, which started with the sponsorship of a home in Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy Carter Building Blitz in 1993. A few years later the WREB brou...
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Despite the claims of radio talkshow hosts and opinion pieces in daily newspapers, Canadians as a whole are not anti-American.
Canadians may be a tad miffed from time to time by some of the United States’ policy decisions...
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More first-time buyers are entering the housing market in Manitoba compared to a decade ago because of improved economic circumstances.
But, they are becoming homeowners at a significantly higher price than you would have paid 10 yea...
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When building your own rec room, hanging a door can prove to be the most difficult part of the project. Planning and the proper tools are a great help.
First, make sure that the stud that the door will be hung on is straight. Even if...
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by Bruce Cherney
Children in Manitoba can be forgiven if they are heard chanting, “Rain, rain, go away/Come again another day.”
While the province has been incessantly under a deluge of rain, the only critters bene...
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The Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame has recently lost a contributing artist who had been instrumental in ensuring the success of the program from its very beginning in 1986.
Bill Burns, chair of the Citizens Hall of Fame Committee, an...
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Despite having grown up in rural Manitoba, I have never spent any great amount of time on a farm.
As a youth under the age of 10, I visited my great-uncle Steini’s farm near Ashern from time to time, doing my best to exci...
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The Winnipeg Housing and Homelessness Initiative has announced the construction of 15 new homes and the renovation of four rental units for low- to moderate-income residents in the William Whyte and North Point Douglas neighbourhoods. ...
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